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- Updated: November 17, 2016
Leif Shiras claims Milos Raonic is a real dangerman at the ATP World Tour Finals after not playing at his best, but still proving too strong for Dominic Thiem on Thursday night.
Raonic defeated the young Austrian to join Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals of the season-ending finale in London.
The duo faced a shoot-out for second place in the group behind the Serb, and the fourth seed edged a tight first set and then broke at the start of the second to win 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 and become the first Canadian to reach the semi-finals.
“I don’t think he was at his best and I think that’s a bit of a warning sign for everyone else that he can still get better,” said Sky Sports’ tennis analyst Shiras.
“He was certainly good enough when it counted and that was the growing sign of a growing elite player that you play your …