Milos Raonic falls in quarter-finals at Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany

Canadian loses tough three-set match; Still alive in doubles semifinals

Milos Raonic’s (Thornhill, ON) run at his first grass court tournament came to an end today after a 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-3 loss to Philipp Petzschner in the quarter-finals of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany.

After falling behind 5-2 in the second set tiebreak, Raonic clawed back to force a third but ultimately fell to the German player and home crowd favourite. Petzschner, world No. 71, fought off three break points while taking two games off Raonic’s serve. He advances to the semifinals for the second consecutive year.

The loss drops Raonic’s 2011 record to 25-12. It was the world No. 28’s fourth quarter-final appearance on the year following San Jose (champion), Memphis (finalist), and Estoril (semifinalist).
 
Raonic is still alive in doubles though, and he and partner Robin Haase of the Netherlands will play their semifinal match later today against the Australian team of Lleyton Hewitt and Peter Luczak. It is scheduled to begin no earlier than 10 :30 a.m. ET.