Raonic clinches Bangkok title

30 September,2013 02:50 AM IST |   |  AFP

Canadian Milos Raonic used his thumping serve to ace his way to victory over top seed Tomas Berdych yesterday, with a 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 win at the Thailand Open.


Third seed Raonic took full advantage of his big serve to beat his Czech opponent, firing 18 aces - his last to set up a pair of match points.

After winning the first set in a tiebreaker, the Canadian tightened his grip in the second to earn the fifth title of his career, converting his first match point with a down-the-line winner after 77 minutes.u00a0

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