You either love him or you hate him, but regardless, Australian and 26th seed Nick Kyrgios will continue his Wimbledon 2015 campaign this evening when he takes on seventh seed from Canada Milos Raonic. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary of this third round match from 9:15pm (AEST)
Kyrgios has played two games so far in his Wimbledon campaign and already has had two run ins with the match officials. The young Aussie has a way of getting fired up and not being able to control his emotions and it could eventually come back to bite him.
However, besides those bumps in the road Krygios has been playing some fantastic tennis. He is yet to drop a set in his first two matches against Diego Schwartzman and Juan Moncao, never really looking challenged. His forehand was on fire and he had a good serve meaning he never let his opponents get into the match.
In saying that, they aren’t the greatest of opponents and Milos Raonic will prove to be a much stiffer challenge in the third round.
Raonic has also been playing good tennis over the first two rounds of his Wimbledon campaign, with two four set wins against Daniel Gimeno Traver and Tommy Haas. He has been far from dominant but played good enough tennis to keep his opponents at bay and get the job done.
It is interesting to note here that neither player played much before Wimbledon and neither looked to be in red hot form in the games they did manage to play. Kyrgios lost his only match to Stan Wawrinka in a straight sets demolition job, whilst Raonic managed to record wins against James Ward and Richard Gasquet before losing to Gilles Simon.
Milos Raonic is known for a massive serve and this has propelled him inside the top 10 of the world rankings. Krygios must combat this or it could be curtains on his Wimbledon campaign.
Of course both had great campaigns last year, Krygios on his Wimbledon debut knocked out in the quarter finals, whilst Raonic, who knocked Kyrgios out, got knocked out in the semi finals.
The pair have matched up twice, before both in Grand Slams. Raonic, as mentioned above, managed to knock out Kyrgios in last year’s quarter finals at Wimbledon in four sets 6-7, 6-2, 6-4, 7-6.
Their other meeting was at the 2014 French Open, Raonic winning that one in straight sets. Kyrgios will be keen to reverse the trend this time around, but the betting odds have Raonic, rightfully as favourite.
Prediction: In what should be a fantastic third round match at Wimbledon, Kyrgios to me looks to be in good form and will have the support of the fanatics behind him. His attitude could put Raonic off or it could hinder him, but a five set epic looks to be on the cards.
Krygios in five sets.
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TheCunningLinguistic
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Won't happen.
Scott Pryde
Expert
Thanks for joining me this evening and hopefully you enjoyed the coverage. A full wrap up will be available in the morning. Kyrgios will now go onto play Richard Gasquet in the fourth round. Remember to stick around with out other live blogs from Wimbledon. Goodnight
Scott Pryde
Expert
STATS Match Duration: 2 hours, 43 minutes Aces: Kyrgios 34 vs Raonic 18 Double Faults: Kyrgios 6 vs Raonic 6 1st Serves in: Kyrgios 66% vs Raonic 68% 1st serve points won: Kyrgios 84% vs Raonic 76% 2nd serve points won: Kyrgios 60% vs Raonic 57% Net points won Kyrgios 7/11 vs Raonic 35/58 Break points won: Kyrgios 1/7 vs Raonic 2/7 Winners:: Kyrgios 61 vs Raonic 62 Unforced errors: Kyrgios 13 vs Raonic 21 Total points won: Kyrgios 137 vs Raonic 124
Redsback
Guest
This is a huge win for him. The draw is opening up for him reasonably well too. Let's hope Tomic can do him a favour and take out Djokovic.
Scott Pryde
Expert
What a cracking performance from Kyrgios!! Stats and full report to follow. In the meantime be sure to follow Shane Jones and Will Taylor as they cover Stosur v Vandewedghe and Tomic v Nadal: http://www.theroar.com.au/2015/07/03/sam-stosur-vs-coco-vandeweghe-2015-wimbledon-live-scores-blog/ http://www.theroar.com.au/2015/07/03/bernard-tomic-vs-novak-djokovic-wimbledon-live-scores-blog/
Scott Pryde
Expert
Kyrgios faults on the first serve before Kyrgios gets Raonic stretched to his left meaning a slow return shot. Kyrgios waits and then plays a cracking forehand into the left hand corner to take the match! NICK KYRGIOS defeat MILOS RAONIC 5-7, 7-5, 7-6, 6-3 Kyrgios 5 7 7 6 Raonic 7 5 6 3
Scott Pryde
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Kyrgios faults before Raonic's return is called out. He challenges and it is well wide. Match Point Kyrgios. Kyrgios 5 7 7 5 - 40 Raonic 7 5 6 3 - 15
Scott Pryde
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Kyrgios faults before a strong second serve and a slow return from Raonic. Kyrgios with a strong forehand to the corner and Raonic's puts his shot out. Kyrgios now faults on the first serve before Raonic's return to the second serve is a complete mishit. Fanatics in full voice here. Kyrgios 5 7 7 5 - 30 Raonic 7 5 6 3 - 15
Scott Pryde
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A long rally first up ends in Raonic coming forward and Kyrgios being unable to get to it properly putting it out, very wide. Kyrgios 5 7 7 5 - 0 Raonic 7 5 6 3 - 15
Scott Pryde
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Kyrgios to serve for the match. Kyrgios 5 7 7 5 Raonic 7 5 6 3
Scott Pryde
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Raonic with a fault on the first and after a solid return Raonic puts a double handed backhand wide. KRYGIOS BREAKS Kyrgios 5 7 7 5 Raonic 7 5 6 3
Scott Pryde
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Raonic with a double fault! Kyrgios on break point. Kyrgios 5 7 7 4 - 40 Raonic 7 5 6 3 - 30
Scott Pryde
Expert
Raonic has something severely wrong here. He is struggling to bend here to put effort into his shot. He makes an unforced error now hitting a forehand out. Kyrgios returns the next serve long. Kyrgios 5 7 7 4 - 30 Raonic 7 5 6 3 - 30
Scott Pryde
Expert
Raonic starts with a cracking ace down the centre and his serve looks like it is carrying less effort. He has some sort of injury here. The next serve is good but Kyrgios returns short before Raonic puts it into the net. Kyrgios 5 7 7 4 - 15 Raonic 7 5 6 3 - 15
Scott Pryde
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Now Kyrgios faults before Raonic returns and Kyrgios plays a smashing forehand to the corner. He faults again before a short rally and Raonic goes long. Kyrgios holds to love. Great service game. Kyrgios 5 7 7 4 Raonic 7 5 6 3
Scott Pryde
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Kyrgios starts with an ace down the middle, before he goes wide and gets another Kyrgios 5 7 7 3 - 30 Raonic 7 5 6 3 - 0
Scott Pryde
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Raonic holds to 15 here with two Krygios errors. Commentators talking about an injury to Raonic here. Looks like he could have something for sure. Kyrgios 5 7 7 3 Raonic 7 5 6 3
Scott Pryde
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Raonic serves strongly and gets Kyrgios running. He manages to return it but its high and Raonic with an overhead smash that Kyrgios cant get to. Raonic wins the next point easily before he faults on the first serve. Now a longer rally and Raonic makes an unforced error, the ball going long. Kyrgios 5 7 7 3 - 15 Raonic 7 5 6 2 - 30
Scott Pryde
Expert
Kyrgios faults again before he gets the second in and a cracking forehand sends Raonic running, he gets to it but sends it long. A great first serve sees a short return from Raonic and Kyrgios comes forward to just drop it over the net. Raonic can't reach it. Kyrgios holds to 15. Kyrgios 5 7 7 3 Raonic 7 5 6 2
Scott Pryde
Expert
Kyrgios starts with a wide ace and then gets another before he double faults. Kyrgios 5 7 7 2 - 30 Raonic 7 5 6 2 - 15