2016 Australian Open: What to watch on Day 8
The fourth round action continues at the 2016 Australian Open on Monday as the players in the bottom half of the draw seek quarter-final berths at Melbourne Park. The men’s draw especially has some mouth-watering matches in store that will be full of entertaining shots.Which are these and the other must-watch matches of Day 8? Here’s our pick:
#1 (4) Stan Wawrinka vs (13) Milos Raonic
After negotiating the Sydney titlist Viktor Troicki in the third round, the Brisbane champion Milos Raonic has another in-form opponent up next who started the 2016 season with a title. Chennai winner Stan Wawrinka is a rival the big-serving Canadian wouldn’t like playing. His record against the two-time Major champion is a dismal 0-4 and he has been able to take a set off the Swiss just once.
Their last showdown in Rotterdam was a two-tiebreak affair and the way the Canadian has been serving so far, tie-breaks are a certainty in this clash too. Wawrinka’s record at this tournament for the past two years has been excellent and the 2014 champion would surely like to make his deadly backhands do most of the talking on Monday.
Update: This really turned out to be the match of the day and Milos Raonic put up a breathtaking display of attacking tennis to oust the former champion Stan Wawrinka, 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-3