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ATP Tour: Raonic Makes Winning Return In Libema Open, Fils Advances Too
ATP Live Race To Jeddah: Former Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic made a winning return to the circuit at the Libema Open, reaching the men's singles second round with a straight sets victory against Jordan Thompson in the first round on Tuesday. With this win, Raonic improved to 15-1 in first-round matches on grass since 2014 as the former World No. 3 dispatched eighth seed Jordan Thompson 6-3, 6-4 to reach the second round at the ATP 250 event.
Competing for the first time since Indian Wells in March, Raonic thundered 14 aces according to ATP Infosys Stats to earn just his fourth tour-level win of the season after 90 minutes. Raonic will next meet Roberto Bautista Agut or Marc-Andrea Huesler.
Frenchman Arthur Fils, the Next Gen ATP player, won his first tour-level grass-court match in 's-Hertogenbosch, where he moved past countryman Arthur Cazaux 6-4, 6-4.
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