It was a powerful sign of life that Milos Raonic made at the Australian Open. The 29-year-old rushed into the quarter-finals, defeating Marin Cilic and Stefanos Tsitsipas in three sets each and not taking a break on the way to the last eight. The Greek even thought after his retirement that he felt stupid as a return player - that would have been the serve of his 1.96 opponent. The quarter-finals were against the eventual winner, Novak Djokovic.

It was a sign of life because Milos Raonic had been badly injured in the past few years. After he also had to cancel the US Open in 2019 due to a buttock injury, Raonic did not want to step anymore: With his three appearances in the rest of the calendar year, the former number three in the world managed just one victory.

Now the Canadian is in top shape, as he explained in the run-up to the New York Open - at which Raonic will be competing - "I think it is the first time in the past six years that I have left the Australian Open without injuries and I can continue my training to prepare myself for the next tournament. "Raonic was satisfied with his performance at the first Grand Slam of the year:" I am happy how my game got better and better over the course of the Australian Open. "

Milos Raonic is convinced that the re-entry into a Grand Slam quarter-finals was just the beginning: "Of course I wish things would be different, but now I have to work my way back up. I feel that my tennis I have to stay healthy and give myself the chance to start regularly. I think I can play even better than in the past. ” How good tennis is still in the Wimbledon finalists have shown the Australian Open anyway - now it's up to Milos Raonic to confirm the good form at the New York Open.