Milos Raonic stuns David Goffin as Kyle Edmund suffers heavy defeat

Former finalist Milos Raonic upset David Goffin in the first round of the Rogers Cup in Toronto while Kyle Edmund was on the receiving end of a thrashing.
Local hope Raonic, who reached the final in 2013, secured a 6-3, 6-4 victory over the 10th-seeded Goffin.
The Canadian was aggressive on his first serve, winning all 27 points.
It’s always better in your own backyard… 🇨🇦@milosraonic in tip-top form taking out 10th seed Goffin 6-3 6-4.#RogersCup pic.twitter.com/fje4WpnlhT
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 7, 2018
“I think I can still serve much better. I don’t think I necessarily served particularly well, so I’ll take the time to work on some things tomorrow,” he said.
“But overall, it was a very good performance as a first performance here. And mentally I was in the right state of mind the whole way through, and I was very disciplined with myself.”
British No 1 Edmund was never at the races as he suffered a 6-1, 6-2 defeat at the hands of 11th seed Diego Schwartzman.
Argentine Schwartzman broke twice in each set to secure his place in the second round.
Ruthless performance from last year’s quarter-finalist @dieschwartzman over Kyle Edmund 6-1 6-2.#RogersCup pic.twitter.com/4fgJRoGms5
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 7, 2018
The 12th-seeded Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta advanced after Yoshihito Nishioka retired.
Jack Sock was the only seeded player to lose as Russian Daniil Medvedev accounted for the 13th seed’s exit with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 victory.
Other players to advance include Marton Fucsovics, Fernando Verdasco, Borna Coric and Benoit Paire.
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