With favourites out, Raonic has opening for slam breakthrough
MELBOURNE, Australia — Not every tennis player quotes from Goethe on Twitter, keeps a journal and visits art exhibitions during tournaments.
Milos Raonic, though, has taken a slightly different path in life. He grew up playing tennis in snowy Canada, not sunny Florida. And his parents, immigrants from Montenegro, knew nothing about tennis. On long drives to tournaments, his father would quiz him with math problems, not break down his forehand.
The Canadian has many passions in life, but make no mistake, he’s still very focused on his career goal — winning a Grand Slam.
And with Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic now out of the draw at the Australian Open, the third-ranked Raonic is suddenly the highest seed remaining.