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Foot injury forces Milos Raonic to retire in his quarter-final match against Tomas Berdych in Monte Carlo
Milos Raonic managed to get through his third-round match against Tommy Robredo in Monte Carlo.
But it was clear fairly early on during his quarter-final encounter with Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic Friday at the Rolex Masters in Monte Carlo that the 24-year-old Canadian's foot injury wasn't going to allow him to do much.
Down 2-5 in the first set, after suffering his second service break, Raonic retired after a courtesy visit from the ATP Tour trainer and physician.
"It’s painful, and now the entire foot is numb. So I can’t push off, I can’t run to the right. I can’t stop. As soon as the weight goes off my toe, I don’t have any control. So I can’t push off to serve," Raonic told them.
That much was fairly obvious, especially the way he pulled up after shots, sometimes hopping on his (good) left leg. He also wasn't able to serve to his normal standard. And, with the conditions heavy and humid, Raonic wasn't able to hit through with his forehand for winners that might have bought him a little more time.
The physio basically told him there wasn't much they could do in the short term to alleviate the issue on a foot that was already wrapped up as much as it could be. Raonic didn't even bother having any treatment; he also refused the pain or anti-inflammatory medication offered by the doctor. There wasn't much point, realy.
In the end, it was a wise move to cut it short; the match was 31 minutes old when Raonic called it a day. There is so much clay-court tennis to be played over the next six weeks.
The Canadian is entered in Barcelona next week (although you'd have to think that's likely in doubt, at this point).
The ATP has a pair of Masters 1000 events in Madrid and Rome. And then, of course there is the French Open, which begins in just over a month.
By making the quarter-finals in Monte Carlo, Raonic equaled his result from a year ago which, given the state of his foot, was a respectable result.
His No. 6 ranking appears safe; David Ferrer and Berdych both had an opportunity to overtake him in Monte Carlo. But either would have to win the entire tournament to do it.
While it lasted, though, the match featured spectacular hair, and fabulous girlfriends (fiancée Ester Satarova for Berdych, Danielle Knudson for Raonic. Both, you'll be shocked to learn, are models).
