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Originally Posted by dash_pinched
Milos didn't play well, but took the opening set in a tie-breaker. Novak must be kicking himself as I don't think he can play much better than he did and he still lost the set.
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Something is going to give as Novak is serving an Isner like 86% on first serves through 2 sets making the return game nearly impossible for Milos. This season Novak has been running at 59% on first serves so this is likely way over his ability level to sustain for 3-4 sets.
Raonic needs to keep his head down and keep plugging away and the tide will turn sooner or later. He's winning more points overall than Novak so far, just not getting the results.