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SAN JOSE, CA, USA - Milos Raonic served up his second ATP World Tour quarterfinal spot on Wednesday, reaching the final eight at the SAP Open with a 62 76(4) win over James Blake. He wrote the latest instalment of his blog shortly afterwards...

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Hi again everyone,

I was more excited than usual after my win over James today. I served for the match at 62, 54 and he broke me back, then I won it in the tie-break. But to overcome what happened in that game, that good game he played, was really satisfying. He has a lot of experience and I'm happy I was able to keep my composure and keep my game together.

I'm playing well, I'm playing confidently. Everything's coming together. I believe a lot in myself, my team, the work I've done... I don't feel there's much that can get in the way of this, and as far as injuries and anything else that can, I'll work hard to prevent it.

My next opponent is Richard Berankis. I think I played him in Under 14s. I know I played him once, I'm not sure if it was Under 14s or Under 12s. We're the exact same age and we grew up together. I've seen a lot of him, he's seen a lot of me and we get along. We've hit a few times the last few weeks. I look forward to that match.

On another subject, there have been a lot of nicknames going around for me. Everything so far has to do with war, like missile. I think Maple Leaf Missile is nice, but let's just stick with Milos until I make up my mind! Actually there has been one I've picked up, Avatar, because of the long legs. That one I don't mind either!

When you're on the road for so long, keeping in touch with everyone back home is important. Skype is a big thing or me, as is BlackBerry Messenger. My sister is in Toronto and I'm Skyping her every day, seeing my niece and nephew, who were just born last April. That's something I don't want to miss out on. I'm seeing them, my mom, my friends, everybody. I'm trying to keep in touch as much as I can.

I'll be practicing tomorrow and I'll talk to you all again.