2016 AO SF: Murray-Raonic

[britbox]

Head to Head

2015 Madrid Masters QF Clay Andy Murray Milos Raonic 6-4 7-5
2014 ATP World Tour Finals 11 Hard Andy Murray Milos Raonic 6–3, 7–5
2014 Indian Wells Masters R16 Hard Milos Raonic Andy Murray 4-6 7-5 6-3
2012 Tokyo Outdoor SF Hard Milos Raonic Andy Murray 6-3 6-7(5) 7-6(4)
2012 US Open R16 Hard Andy Murray Milos Raonic 6-4 6-4 6-2
2012 Canadian Masters R16 Hard Milos Raonic Andy Murray WO
2012 Barcelona QF Clay Milos Raonic Andy Murray 6-4 7-6(3)
2012 Miami Masters R32 Hard Andy Murray Milos Raonic WO

3 wins each with two walkovers.

 

[britbox]

I'm going to go with the upset on this one. Raonic in 5.

 

[Denis]

Me too. Would be nice to see Raonic make a slam final.

 

[mrzz]

Murray in four. Good placement on the serve and good, low slices to the BH should be enough to keep Raonic at bay. But I would not be surprised if Murray loses his cool in one set and tie breaks in the others to see it scape from his fingers.

 

[EdbergsGhost]

Raonic has impressed me this tournament. Stan was my pick to make the final on the bottom half of the draw. Not only did Milos beat him, he came back the next match and beat a guy who had a winning h2h against him. Murray has looked the same as always. Will be fun to see how successful the big guy is with sending Andy off into a rant. Picking Murray in five.

 

[herios]

I am picking Milos in 4. He has had success against Murray not once before with less tools in his bag. He wants to get back to the top where he was before his injuries last year and this match is a great opportunity in that sense.
His focus will be key in picking the right strategy.

 

[Carol]

Raonic is doing well but his next opponent is a 'tough nut to crack', it's dificult to figure which one will reach the finals but I'm sure it's going to be an interesting match

 

[DarthFed]

Murray didn't look that impressive against Ferrer but I suppose Ferrer has a way of doing that to certain opponents. I think Murray will get enough serves back in play and take out Milos in 4, maybe 5.

 

[mikecase]

Andy in four sets. Unless his head is in a mess because of Nigel's illness. It will be tight, and expect one or two tiebreaks

 

[Denis]

Bookies give Raonic a slightly better chance to reach the final than Federer.

 

[shawnbm]

This poll is irrelevant--either winner here loses to Novak or Roger. LOL

All kidding aside, although Murray is the story with his first child coming, I get the feeling Milos breaks through here, and wins his first runner-up trophy in a major.

 

[mrzz]

Bookies give Raonic a slightly better chance to reach the final than Federer.

We all know all this matches are fixed, anyway.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

hardly seen any tennis so far, so I dunno..is andy fully focussed while his wife is heavy with sprog ?.

.milos seems to be improving, esp his return stats have got better..but then they were woeful in past years.

 

[Carol]

Well, maybe Muzz is more focussed than never, his wife is ok and with the family around taking care of her and it would be too much coincidence if she would have the baby this week and even that Muzz would be very happy and motivated. Otherwise I suppose that Raonic will be very nervous playing this semis for the first time and maybe the finals too

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Milos in 5 sets with the upset,I like the way he is playing,since he won over Roger at Brisbane,he continues to impress me.

 

[britbox]

Andy Murray Press Conference following his Quarter Final and looking forward to the semi finals.

 

[britbox]

Milos Raonic Press Conference following his Quarter Final and looking forward to the semi finals.

 

[mikecase]

Think Milos will see some lobs today and Andy has one of the best in the business

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The roof on RLA is opened for this match? interesting to see if it stays open
Players are coming out on court.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Andy won the toss and has elected to serve,I must make mention regarding Lleyton Hewitt who has been a commentator for Channel 7,Hewitt gives insightful remarks about the players,hopefully Channel 7 will rehire Hewitt next year at the AO.