Raonic sets up Murray final at Queen’s Club in London
Canada’s Milos Raonic has set up a blockbuster final ahead of Wimbledon after beating Bernard Tomic on Saturday.
A straight sets 6-4, 6-4 win over Australia’s Tomic means Raonic will take on British favourite Andy Murray in the final of the Queen’s Club Championships in London on Sunday (live on TSN at 9 a.m. ET).
Raonic made uncomplicated work of Tomic, winning a break point in each of the two sets to earn his place in the final – his third of the season, having won in Brisbane over Roger Federer and losing to Novak Djokovic at Indian Wells.
RELATED: Rio 2016 in Raonic’s summer plans
Milos Raonic serves in the third round of the French Open on May 27, 2016.
In form on grass, Raonic advanced to the semifinals on Friday beating Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain 6-1, 6-4.
In the 32-man tournament – and the first for the Canadian on grass this season – Raonic beat Nick Kyrgios of Australia 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4 in the opener, and Czech Republic’s Jiri Vesely 7-5, 7-6 (6) in the second round to advance to the quarterfinals against Agut.
The win against Kyrgios was particularly notable, as Raonic ended a three-match slide against the Australian, who had beaten him twice this year.
Murray is the tournament’s defending champion and won his semifinal over Croatian player Marin Cilic.
