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  Raonic dethrones Federer

Raonic dethrones Federer

AFP
Published : Jan 11, 2016, 5:34 am IST
Updated : Jan 11, 2016, 5:34 am IST

Big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic stunned an out-of-sorts Roger Federer to win the Brisbane International 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday.Raonic, 25, broke the 17-time Grand Slam champion once in each set to win t

Milos Raonic returns to Roger Federer in their Brisbane International final . (Photo: AFP))
 Milos Raonic returns to Roger Federer in their Brisbane International final . (Photo: AFP))

Big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic stunned an out-of-sorts Roger Federer to win the Brisbane International 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday.Raonic, 25, broke the 17-time Grand Slam champion once in each set to win the final, only his second win over Federer in 11 meetings.

Federer, who had been improving every round after starting the tournament with a slight illness, was no match for Raonic, who served powerfully and came to the net at every opportunity.

The win gave Raonic his eighth title on the ATP tour and reversed the result of last year’s final, won by 34-year-old Federer in three tight sets.

Federer was off his game throughout, serving at only 55 per cent and struggling to make any impression on the big-hitting Canadian.

The top seed had to save two break points in the fifth game of the first set and then faced another two in the ninth. He saved the first but put a forehand into the net on the second to go behind 4-5. Raonic had no trouble serving for the set, wrapping up the opener in 41 minutes. Raonic took a medical time-out at 2-1 in the second set.

Location: Australia, Queensland, Brisbane