NEW YORK -- Canadian Milos Raonic almost made it to his first-ever Grand Slam quarter-final but fatigue got the best of him.
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7-6 (9), 7-5 on Monday in the fourth round of the U.S. Open. Raonic, from
Thornhill, Ont., hammered 39 aces and struck 102 winners, but it was not enough
to hold off Gasquet during the closing stages of the four hour 40 minute
marathon. "He played better down the stretch than I did. I think that was pretty
clear," said Raonic. "He created a lot more opportunities. I struggled a lot
more on my service games. "I think thats pretty much what it came down to.
Playing that way in the end, it only matters who wins that last point." The loss
is only the fourth five-set match of Raonics career. Montreals Mike Belkin is
the last Canadian to reach the final eight of a Grand Slam. He did it in the
Australian Open in 1968. Raonic matched his previous best at a Grand Slam. Hed
made the fourth round in the Australian Open (2011, 2013) and the U.S. Open
(2012). Raonic missed on a match point chance in the fourth set on an error as
Gasquet fought on to win an eventual tiebreaker and take the match into a
deciding fifth set. The U.S. Open is the only Grand Slam tournament that does
not play out the final set. Raonics legs were gone in the fifth set as he
struggled to recover a break for 2-2 but losing his edge in the 11th game as he
was broken from a weak forehand into the net on the first of three Gasquet
chances to trail 5-6. "I played a little bit too defensive," said Raonic. "Thats
really the only thing. You just need to convert on one of those chances, thats
it." Gasquet reached his second Grand Slam quarter-final a game later as Raonic
returned long. Hell face Spains David Ferrer in the next round of the U.S. Open.
The loss leaves Raonic at 32-16 on the season and 21-12 at Grand Slams. Raonic
had a battle in the opening set against Gasquet, whom he beat in their only
previous match on Cincinnati hardcourt in 2012. He went down a break in the
second game but got it back in the third. Raonic pushed over two consecutive
double-faults to lose serve after holding a set point in the tenth game, with
Gasquet levelling at five apiece. In the tiebreaker, Raonic finally prevailed to
end the one-hour set on his second chance with a forehand winner to the corner.
A frustrated Gasquet threw his socks onto the court at the changeover but
retrieved them before the second set began. Raonic dropped the tight second set
in a tiebreaker but broke open his big game in the third set to sweep with the
loss of just two games. Gasquet profited from his opponents ninth double-fault
of the evening to earn a fourth set point that took it into a fifth set on a
Raonic forehand to the net after more than three hours of play.
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Seattle Mariners game at the New York Yankees on Wednesday night was postponed
because of rain. It was rescheduled for June 2 at 7:05 p.m., which had been an
off day for both teams. For the Yankees, that date falls between home series
against Minnesota and Oakland. But the Mariners must start a road trip one day
early, stopping first in New York before playing two games in Atlanta and four
at Tampa Bay. They do have an off day between those two series. Due to the
rainout, the Yankees wont have to face Mariners ace Felix Hernandez this week.
Hernandez had been slated to pitch the series finale Thursday night, but Seattle
pushed him back. Rookie left-hander Roenis Elias, originally scheduled to start
Wednesday, will now pitch Thursday instead, the team said. Hiroki Kuroda gets
the ball for New York, as planned. David Phelps had been set to pitch Wednesday
for the Yankees in place of suspended Michael Pineda. Phelps was to make his
first start of the season following nine relief appearances. Pineda cut short a
simulated game Tuesday in Florida after experiencing tightness in an upper back
muscle. An MRI showed he has a Grade 1 lat strain. Before the rainout, the
right-handers 10-game ban for having pine tar on his neck had been on track to
end SSunday, and Pineda had been scheduled to pitch Monday night at the Los
Angeles Angels.
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was called nearly 5 hours before it was supposed to begin, with rain falling in
New York throughout the day and a forecast for heavy showers all night. The
Mariners cancelled their buses to the ballpark, and the Yankees kept the stadium
closed to fans and reporters. By late afternoon, the storm had also washed out
scheduled night games in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Boston. It was the second
rainout of the season for the Mariners, who had their April 4 game in Oakland
postponed due to poor field conditions. That game is scheduled to be made up as
part of a doubleheader on May 7, the final day of Seattles current trip. Seattle
won the series opener 6-3 Tuesday on a rainy, chilly night. Robinson Cano went 1
for 5 with an RBI and a run, booed in his return to New York after the former
Yankees second baseman signed a $240 million, 10-year contract with the Mariners
in the off-season. A pregame ceremony to honour Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob
Wolff was moved from Wednesday to Thursday night, the Yankees said. Guinness
World Records plans to recognize Wolff for having the "Longest Career as a
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