Dutch Open: Returning Raonic reaches second round in first match since 2021

Canadian Milos Raonic advanced to the second round of the Dutch Open by beating Serb Miomir Kecmanovic, the No 5 seed, 6-3, 6-4 at the Autotron Rosmalen in s-Hertogenbosch on Monday afternoon.

It was his first match since Atlanta 2021 and this is his first tour-level win since he beat Ugo Humbert in Miami in March 2021.

Incredibly, this is his first match on grass in four years – since the fourth round of Wimbledon 2019, where he lost to Guido Pella.

Milos Raonic will play the winner of the match between Australian Jordan Thompson and French qualifier Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard next.

S-Hertogenbosch ATP250, other first-round results (Autotron Rosmalen, grass, EUR 673.630, most recent results first):

• Adrian Mannarino vs. Arthur Fils
• Laslo Djere vs. Ricardas Berankis
• Arthur Rinderknech vs. Alexei Popyrin
• Mackenzie McDonald vs. Ilya Ivashka
• Emil Ruusuvuori vs. Brandon Nakashima
• Tallon Griekspoor vs. Mikael Ymer
• Alexander Bublik vs. David Goffin
• Jordan Thompson vs. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
• Rinky Hijikata vs. Gijs Brouwer
• Ugo Humbert (7) beat Jason Kubler: 6-4, 6-2
• Marc-Andrea Huesler beat Maxime Cressy (8): 6-2, 7-6 (2)