Milos Raonic to make return at Libema Open in Netherlands after two years away from tour
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Published 17/05/2023 at 11:23 GMT
Former Wimbledon runner-up Milos Raonic hasn't played on the ATP Tour since losing to Brandon Nakashima in the opening round of the Atlanta Open in July 2021. However, the 32-year-old is poised to make his return as he is signed up for the grass-court Libema Open in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. Raonic lost to Andy Murray in the 2016 Wimbledon final.
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Almost two years since his last professional match, Milos Raonic is set to return to the ATP Tour.
The big-serving Canadian hasn’t been seen on tour since losing to Brandon Nakashima in the opening round of the Atlanta Open in July 2021.
That was his first match in four months due to injury, and he was then hit by an Achilles problem.
The 2016 Wimbledon runner-up suffered further injury issues that kept him out for longer, but looks set to make his long-awaited return to the tour in June.
The 32-year-old is using his protected ranking to compete at the event.
If Raonic does play it will be his first appearance on grass since Wimbledon in 2019.
His coach Mario Tudor said in December that Raonic was still motivated to return to the tour even after being out for so long.
“He must have had some dark thoughts, who wouldn't if he has to miss almost two seasons, but Raonic loves tennis too much and I have to admit that he is really motivated to come back,” Tudor told Sportklub.
“You have to know that he is, at least financially, taken care of and is not coming back to make ends meet, but because he really likes to play tennis.”
Raonic will join a strong field in 's-Hertogenbosch that includes former world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Marin Cilic, who hasn’t played since January due to injury.
Raonic has had some of his best career moments on grass.
In 2014 he made the Wimbledon semi-finals, losing to Roger Federer, and two years later he beat Federer on his way to making the final, where he lost to Andy Murray.
He also made the Queen’s final in 2016 and Stuttgart final in 2018.
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