NEW YORK — Canadian Milos Raonic reached the fourth round of the U.S. Open for the second year in a row Saturday with a 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 win over Spain's Feliciano Lopez.
Raonic, the No. 10 seed from Thornhill, Ont., was never troubled after losing a 52-minute first set. He began the second set with a break and looked more confident the rest of the way, completing the win in two hours 37 minutes.
"I didn't change much after the first set, I just tried to concentrate harder on my game," said Raonic. "This event is the closest I get to being home at a Grand Slam, so it's pretty special."
Raonic, who lost to Britain's Andy Murray in the fourth round here last year, had 28 aces while Lopez managed only seven.
The 22-year-old Canadian will next play either No. 8 seed Richard Gasquet of France or Russian Dmitry Tursunov.
Raonic also reached the fourth round at the Australian Open earlier this year and in 2011.
Lopez beat Raonic in their only previous meeting. The Spaniard recorded a three-set win on clay in the first round of the Madrid Masters in 2011.
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