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dash_pinched · 03-22-2016, 04:35 PM

Jon Wertheim, senior writer at Sports Illustrated, hates hot takes.

But he couldn’t help himself when Dean Blundell asked him whether Milos Raonic will ever win a Grand Slam. The Canadian, Wertheim said, “is going to win Wimbledon. This July.”

Wertheim joined Blundell and Co. on Sportsnet 590 The Fan Monday morning to talk about Raonic, who was beaten in two short sets by world No. 1, Novak Djokovic, at the Indian Wells final Sunday. Wertheim made the point that Raonic, now sitting at No. 12 in ATP rankings, tends to have trouble maintaining his performance at the tail end of tournaments, when he has to play back-to-back matches. In Wimbledon, he would have a day off between matches, which Wertheim thinks would make a big difference.

“His serve is, as far as I’m concerned, the best in men’s tennis,” Wertheim said. “I can’t remember a player whose movement has improved as much as his has… I think his serve, plus a day off between matches, and the overall improvements in his game, his movements especially, he’s very well coached… on a grass surface, I think he’s winning Wimbledon.”

http://www.sportsnet.ca/tennis/milos...imbledon-july/

03-22-2016, 04:35 PM	#962
dash_pinched Franchise Player Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Maple Bay, B.C. Exp:	Jon Wertheim, senior writer at Sports Illustrated, hates hot takes. But he couldn’t help himself when Dean Blundell asked him whether Milos Raonic will ever win a Grand Slam. The Canadian, Wertheim said, “is going to win Wimbledon. This July.” Wertheim joined Blundell and Co. on Sportsnet 590 The Fan Monday morning to talk about Raonic, who was beaten in two short sets by world No. 1, Novak Djokovic, at the Indian Wells final Sunday. Wertheim made the point that Raonic, now sitting at No. 12 in ATP rankings, tends to have trouble maintaining his performance at the tail end of tournaments, when he has to play back-to-back matches. In Wimbledon, he would have a day off between matches, which Wertheim thinks would make a big difference. “His serve is, as far as I’m concerned, the best in men’s tennis,” Wertheim said. “I can’t remember a player whose movement has improved as much as his has… I think his serve, plus a day off between matches, and the overall improvements in his game, his movements especially, he’s very well coached… on a grass surface, I think he’s winning Wimbledon.” http://www.sportsnet.ca/tennis/milos...imbledon-july/