Mighty Milos Raonic reaches last 16 in Toronto

Canadian wildcard Milos Raonic advanced to the last 16 of the Toronto Masters by winning against Japanese qualifier Taro Daniel 6-4, 6-3 at the Aviva Centre on Wednesday evening.

Milos Raonic will face American Mackenzie McDonald next.

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The Canadian, who fired 37 aces to dispatch Frances Tiafoe in three sets in his first match, powered 15 aces past Daniel and never faced a break point.

On he goes 🍁@milosraonic continues his impressive week at home with a 6-4 6-3 win vs Daniel!#NBO23 pic.twitter.com/6VQ9MPTcf8

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 9, 2023

The Canadian defeated American Frances Tiafoe, the No 9 seed (6-7 (12), 7-6 (4), 6-3) in the previous round of the Rogers Cup.

In the previous round of the Canadian Open, Daniel, ranked No 115, won against Frenchman Adrian Mannarino (7-6 (5), 6-4).

Toronto Masters, other second-round results (Aviva Centre, hard, USD 6.600.000, most recent results first):

• Marcos Giron vs. Holger Rune
• Carlos Alcaraz vs. Ben Shelton
• Sebastian Korda vs. Aleksandar Vukic
• Tommy Paul vs. Francisco Cerundolo
• Max Purcell vs. Andy Murray
• Matteo Berrettini vs. Jannik Sinner
• Alexander Zverev vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
• Gabriel Diallo vs. Alex De Minaur
• Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Gael Monfils
• Matteo Arnaldi vs. Daniil Medvedev: wednesday
• Lorenzo Musetti vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis: wednesday
• Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Hubert Hurkacz: wednesday
• Taylor Fritz (8) beat Ugo Humbert: 7-6 (7), 3-6, 6-3
• Mackenzie McDonald beat Andrey Rublev (6): 6-4, 6-3
• Casper Ruud (3) beat Jiri Lehecka: 7-6 (6), 6-4