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Raonic to face Nadal in Brisbane
- Updated: January 5, 2017
Defending champion and top seed Milos Raonic cruised into the quarter-finals of the Brisbane International where he will play Rafa Nadal in a mouthwatering encounter.
Raonic, who beat Roger Federer to win the 2016 Brisbane title, crushed Argentine Diego Schwartzman 6-3 6-2 to move smoothly through.
Wimbledon finalist Raonic, who beat Roger Federer to win the 2016 Brisbane title, will now take on the hard-hitting Spaniard Nadal after he dismantled Germany’s Mischa Zverev 6-1 6-1.
Raonic broke Schwartzman once in the first set and three times in the second to wrap up the match in 69 minutes while Nadal wasted no time in his 55-minute demolition of Zverev to the delight of the packed crowd in Pat Rafter Arena.
The 14-time Grand Slam winner was troubled by illness and injury in 2016 and said he was thrilled to be back on court fully fit.
“After injuries …
