Milos Raonic defeats Taro Daniel to reach third round at National Bank Open

Canada’s Milos Raonic punched his ticket to the third round of the National Bank Open with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Japan’s Taro Daniel Wednesday.

After the two held serve for the majority of the first set, Raonic broke Daniel leading 5-4 to take grab control of the match. The Canadian then captured an early break in the second set and held serve to claim the 6-3 victory.

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Raonic will now face Mackenzie McDonald in the third round after the American upset World No. 7 Andrey Rublev Wednesday.

A wild-card entry at the NBO, Raonic hasn’t played in his hometown tournament since 2018.  

He beat world No. 10-ranked Frances Tiafoe 6-7, 7-6, 6-3 in a thrilling opening-round match.