Sports News | Raonic Edges Tiafoe in an Epic First-round Match at Toronto Tournament

Toronto, Aug 8 (AP) Canada's Milos Raonic beat American Frances Tiafoe 6-7 (12), 7-6 (4), 6-3 in an epic first-round match at the National Bank Open.

The ninth-seeded Tiafoe outlasted the Canadian in a 20-minute tiebreaker in the first set.

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But Raonic, who grew up in nearby Thornhill, Ontario, took the second set in a tiebreaker and went on to complete the victory in 2 hours, 44 minutes.

This is Raonic's third tournament appearance since returning to the ATP Tour in June after an injury absence of nearly two years.

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Vasek Pospisil of Vernon, British Columbia, was scheduled to play Italy's Matteo Arnaldi in the late match. (AP)

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