Marin Cilic and Milos Raonic will meet on Wednesday in what promises to be an exhilarating first round showdown at the Valencia Open 500You can watch and bet on the ATP Valencia Open from Thursday live for free at bet365Marin Cilic is the world No. 20 at the moment, but this hasn’t spared him from a tough first round draw in this week’s Valencia Open 500. The Croat is set to face another powerful and talented player on Wednesday, namely, Milos Raonic.
Raonic caused a huge stir in this year’s Australian Open, coming out of nowhere to reach the latter stages. This was followed by several exciting tournament runs, which won him the ATP San Jose Open, and took him to the final of the ATP Memphis Open, where he lost a three-set thriller against Andy Roddick.
The Croat was injured at Wimbledon, and he only recently returned to competitive tennis. He struggled a little for form initially, but he pulled through to the semi-finals last month in Stockholm, so he could be back to his dangerous best.
It’s hard to pick a favourite for this contest. Cilic won ATP St. Petersburg last week, and he’ll be ready to take on all comers. He has a big task on his hands here, but he could end up getting the better of Raonic. Either way, we can expect to see some huge shots, some big serving, and some exciting tennis on Wednesday from this pairing.
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