Canadian Milos Raonic defeated by Andy Murray in Wimbledon final

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      After making history as the first Canadian man to reach a Grand Slam final, Milos Raonic has fallen to Britain’s Andy Murray for Wimbledon’s top prize.

      The Thornhill, Ontario, native was faced with rallying back from a two-set deficit—a task he has completed only once in his career—after losing the first part of the high-stakes match to Murray 4-6, 6-7 (3).

      Raonic once again pushed the third set to tie break, but was ultimately bested 6-7 (2) by the dominating Brit. He did, however, stay true to his big-serving game by delivering the second-fastest serve in Wimbledon’s history with a 147 mph hit during the second set.

      “This one’s going to sting, so I’m going to make sure, as these courts are green, that I do everything I can to be back here for another chance,” said Raonic in the trophy ceremony.

      Now two-time Wimbledon champion Murray then had some kind words for the sixth-seeded Canuck. “Milos has had a great few weeks on the grass and, you know, had some unbelievable wins in his match against Roger in the semis,” he said, referring to Raonic’s nail-biting victory over Swiss maestro Roger Federer just days earlier.

      “He is one of the harder workers out there… he’s always trying to improve and get better,” Murray continued of Raonic. “Each time we’ve played against each other, he’s made great improvements.”

      In a post-game conference, the 25-year-old Canadian thanked his fans back home, and promised to return to the court faster and stronger—first, at the Roger’s Cup later this month in Toronto.

      “I’m going to work on everything. I’m not going to leave any stone unturned,” he said. “I’m going to try to get myself back to this position, and try to be better in this position.”

      Meanwhile, 17-year-old Canadian Denis Shapovalov took home the boys’ Wimbledon title in a 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 win against Australia’s Alex De Minaur.

      Shapovalov then played in the boys’ doubles final, where he and partner Felix Auger-Aliassime were defeated 6-4, 4-6, 2-6  by Estonian-Greek duo Kenneth Raisma and Stefanos Tsitsipas.

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