Top surviving seed Raonic into last eight


  • Tennis
  • Monday, 23 Jan 2017

Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - 23/1/17 Canada's Milos Raonic hits a shot during his Men's singles fourth round match against Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut. REUTERS/Issei Kato

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Third seed Milos Raonic came safely through a potentially tricky match against Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6(6) 3-6 6-4 6-1 on Monday to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals for the third straight year.

The Canadian, the highest surviving seed after the early departures of Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic, rarely hit his usual heights in the two hour, 52 minute contest on Hisense Arena.

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