Sam Querrey of the United States, right, is congratulated by Milos Raonic of Canada during a second round men's singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Friday, June 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
June 29, 2012 - 10:18 AM
WIMBLEDON, United Kingdom - Canada's Milos Raonic dropped a 6-7 (3), 7-6 (7), 7-6 (8), 6-4 decision to American Sam Querrey on Friday in second-round play at Wimbledon.
The match was suspended Thursday because of darkness with the score tied at one set each and 3-3 in the third.
Raonic, the No. 21 seed, fired 25 aces but converted only one of five break-point opportunities.
Querrey won the critical third set in a tiebreaker. Raonic, who came back after dropping the first four points, later saved three set points but missed on one of his own with a backhand error.
Raonic lost the set as his chip volley at the net sailed long.
Querrey began the fourth set with a break of the frustrated Canadian, with Raonic saving a pair of match points in the last game before Querrey ended the match with an ace.
In doubles, the top-seeded pair of Toronto's Daniel Nestor and Max Mirnyi of Belarus were scheduled to play their second-round match later Friday against Italian Daniele Bracciale and Julien Knowle of Austria.
Querrey, a former top-20 player, is currently ranked No. 64 in the world. He's mounting a comeback after undergoing right elbow surgery a year ago.
He advanced into the third round at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since the 2010 U.S. Open.
Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., was also eliminated in the second round last year at the All-England Club.
He was forced to retire from his match against Gilles Muller of Luxembourg after slipping on the grass as he chased a shot. Raonic later underwent hip surgery and was out of action for several weeks.
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