Raonic strikes blow for young 'uns at the Open

26 January 2016 - 02:12
By Reuters

Milos Raonic struck a blow for the next generation of men's tennis by flooring former champion Stan Wawrinka yesterday before China's Zhang Shuai became the first qualifier to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals in more than 20 years. Second seed Andy Murray, back on court two days after his father-in-law was rushed to hospital, hit back for the old guard in the evening session by banishing Bernard Tomic, the last home hope in the singles.

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