Raonic hits 17 aces as he reaches Paris Masters 3rd round
PARIS — Fourth-seeded Milos Raonic hit 17 aces as he beat Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta 7-6 (5), 6-4 Tuesday to reach the third round of the Paris Masters.
The big-serving Canadian has been hampered by a right ankle injury that forced him to withdraw ahead of his China Open semifinal three weeks ago.
Since then, he has lost in the third round of the Shanghai Masters and in the first round of the Swiss Indoors last week.
But he was moving freely as he beat Carreno Busta for the third time in as many career meetings — all this year.