Day 6 of Australian Open 2019, and third match on Melbourne Arena was:
Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) v Milos Raonic (16) (CAN)
Herbert served first, and held for the loss of just a point, sealing it with an ace.
Raonic served a double fault but two aces made it comfortable. 1-1.
Two aces from Herbert and he finished his second service game with a forehand winner. 2-1. A love game for Raonic, clinched with a backhand winner. A love game also for Herbert and he led 3-2, a winning forehand the highlight. Two aces finished a love game for Raonic. 3-3.
Herbert forced a pair of Raonic forehand errors and that assisted him to hold serve and lead 4-3.
Love game for Raonic, sealed with an ace. 4-4.
Two Raonic forehand winners and Herbert 15-30. Two break points after a forced forehand error from Herbert. Double fault and an unexpected service break. Raonic led 5-4 and served for the set.
Three set points, the first saved with a forehand cross court winner from France. The next one was an ace, the second for the game, and Raonic led 6-4.
Two Herbert forehand winners in the opening game of set two and he led 1-0. Two forehand winners and two service winners for Raonic and 1-1. Three clean winners and Herbert ahead 2-1.
Raonic began and finished with an ace to level at 2-2. Herbert down 0-30. A terrific forehand return from Raonic and two break points. A forehand winner converted the first one and the Canadian led 3-2.
Raonic ace replied with a winning forehand return. 15-15. Ace and two game points. Serve held for 4-2.
Four forced forehand errors from Raonic and Herbert held serve 3-4.
Three service winners from Raonic and he was ahead 5-3.
From 40-15, Herbert was dragged to deuce. He didn’t like it there and forced Raonic into backhand trouble twice to hold for 4-5.
Raonic served for a two set lead. Net cord luck for Herbert and 0-15. Ace and 15-15. Raonic forehand winner and set point. Ace #13 did the damage and Raonic took the set 6-4
The opening game of set three saw Herbert hold serve and lead 1-0. Raonic was down 0-30, but a pair of aces assisted him to hold serve for 1-1. Exchange of forehand winners in the Herbert service game and 30-30. A forced Herbert forehand error produced a break point, and an unforced backhand mistake confirmed the break. Raonic ahead 2-1
30-30 after four backhand errors. A Herbert backhand winner and his first break point for the match. An unforced Raonic forehand error and the break back. 2-2.
Forehand winners from each and 15-15. Unforced error from Herbert and he was behind 15-30. A French forehand winner for 30-30. Serve held and Herbert ahead 3-2. Three Canadian aces and 3-3.
An easy hold for Herbert, attacking the Raonic backhand successfully. 4-3.
Raonic double fault. Then an ace. 30-30 after each player forced backhand errors. Raonic hit a forehand winner and service winner to seal the game. 4-4.
0-30 after two Herbert unforced errors. Herbert ace and Raonic unforced error. 30-30. Double fault and break point. Saved and deuce. Serve held with an ace. 5-4.
Raonic served a love game, forcing errors on each point. 5-5.
15-30 on the Herbert serve. A forced Raonic backhand error and 30-30. Another for game point. Serve held for 6-5.
Two Raonic aces and a backhand winner. 6-6 and tie break.
Raonic began with a backhand winner and two aces to lead 3-0.
Unforced Herbert error and 4-1 to Raonic with two mini breaks.
5-1 and change of ends.
Forehand winner from Herbert against the Raonic serve. 2-5.
Brilliant backhand winner from Herbert and 3-5. Herbert forced a Raonic forehand error and the Canadian led 5-4 with two serves to come.
Awesome return from Herbert forced an error and 5-5. Huge Raonic serve and match point on the Herbert delivery. Raonic return of the second serve was long and it was 6-6. Second change of ends.
Raonic’s turn to deliver a stunning return, win the point and have the chance to serve for the match. 7-6. He did it well.
Milos Raonic won 6-4 6-4 7-6(6) and was through to the round of sixteen.
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