Music: {allcanada} Raonic tops Nalbandian in straight sets

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

{allcanada} Raonic tops Nalbandian in straight sets

MADRID, Spain -- Canada's Milos Raonic dominated former grand slam finalist David Nalbandian 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday in the first round of the Madrid Open.

The 21-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., defeated the Argentine in just 74 minutes with his 16th ace of the match.

Nalbandian played in the Wimbledon final a decade ago and won the Madrid tournament when it was played indoors back in 2007.

Raonic, ranked No. 23 in the world, will face Swiss ace Roger Federer in Wednesday's second round, having lost to the world No. 3 in the third round at Indian Wells in March.

Raonic ended his win over Nalbandian with 28 winners and just 13 unforced errors in a controlled display of his serving power on clay.

He broke twice from three opportunities while never facing a break point on his own serve.

The Canadian started the match with a break and added another in the eighth game of the opening set.

The second set was more one-way traffic for Raonic, with a break of his opponent yielding a 5-4 lead. He completed the win on the first of three match points.