Milos Raonic seeded fourth after Rogers Cup tennis tournament draw

“If you look, Milos is getting closer and closer,” Wawrinka, the tournament’s second-seed, said after the official draw was revealed Friday at Rogers Centre. “He just played the final at Wimbledon, I think he’s trying everything to improve. He’s giving himself a chance to beat them and hopefully maybe win a Grand Slam soon.

“It’s going to be interesting to see how they (opponents) are going to play because Milos has improved a lot. He’s a really dangerous player.”

Raonic, who’s coming off a loss to Murray at the Wimbledon final, came close to winning the Rogers Cup in 2013, when Nadal beat him in the championship match.

Raonic will play the winner of Yen-Hsun Lu and Alexander Zverev in the second round and would likely need to get past World No. 1 Novak Djokovic — the only seed higher than him in his half of the draw — in the semis to reach the final.

The 25-year-old Raonic may have to get through another Canadian on his way to the semis, though. Frank Dancevic, of Niagara Falls, Ont., and Vancouver’s Vasek Pospisil are also in Raonic’s quarter of the draw.

Dancevic is slated to play American Sam Querrey in the first round while Pospisil will face Jeremy Chardy of France. Querrey made headlines earlier this month at Wimbledon when he upset Djokovic in the third round.

Dancevic and Pospisil could potentially face each other in the third round.

Toronto wild card Peter Polansky is in Djokovic’s quarter of the draw. He’s set to play a qualifier in the first round.

On the other side of the bracket, Steven Diez of Toronto will play Kyle Edmund of Britain and 17-year-old Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., plays Australian Nick Kyrgios.

Shapovalov is making his Rogers Cup debut after winning the Wimbledon boys’ title.

Wawrinka and third-seed Kei Nishikori of Japan are both in the other half.

Melissa Couto, The Canadian Press

by Canadian Press

Milos Raonic seeded fourth after Rogers Cup tennis tournament draw

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