Raonic hits record 47 aces in opening win at Queen’s Club
Canada's Milos Raonic celebrates victory over Britain's Cameron Norrie during day three of the The Queen's Club Championships, in London, Monday, June 17, 2024. (Zac Goodwin/PA via AP)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Zac Goodwin]
LONDON (AP) — Milos Raonic has sent down a record 47 aces and saved two match points while beating Cameron Norrie in the first round at Queen’s Club. Raonic’s 47 is an ATP record for a three-set match since the statistic was kept from 1991. The previous record was 45 aces in 2015 by Ivo Karlovic against Tomas Berdych in Halle. Former runner-up Norrie is beaten 6-7, 6-3, 7-6 after holding match points in the last tiebreak. Seventh-seeded Holger Rune brands the London court “terrible” after he keeps slipping on the damp grass as he tumbles to a three-set defeat to Jordan Thompson of Australia. Frances Tiafoe retires after a nasty fall while trailing Australian qualifier Rinky Hijikata. Grigor Dimitrov, the 2014 champion from Bulgaria, eases through.
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