38 ACES IN 3 SETS

 

(AFP) MEMPHIS, Tennessee — Milos Raonic hammered a career-high 38 aces defeating Radek Stepanek 6-4, 6-7 (10/12), 7-6 (7/1) to reach the quarter-finals of the ATP/WTA Memphis event.

After dropping a marathon second set tiebreaker, Canada's Raonic needed a tiebreaker in the third to oust the Czech star and post his sixth consecutive victory.

He will next face American qualifier Robert Kendrick for a spot in the semi-finals.