Milos Raonic can stand the heat and is ready for a busy summer

Despite a disappointing run at Wimbledon for Milos Raonic and the other Canadians in the main draw, all is not lost for the red and white at the All England Club. That's because Canadian juniors continue to make noise at Grand Slam events. Filip Peliwo is into the boy's quarterfinals as the fourth seed after reaching the finals at the French Open, along with Eugenie Bouchard and Francoise Abanda who are into the quarters of the girls draw.

It wasn't long ago that Raonic was a junior himself, trying to hone his skills before turning pro in 2008. As the victories began to pile up, so did the hype. It didn't help that he shared a name with a tennis playing buffoon from an episode of the most popular sitcom of the '90s. Now, at 22, he's learning to ignore the hype and focus on his game — even as commercials like this and this are being produced.

[Busted Racquet: Lineswoman hit in the face by 118 mph serve]

"I have no control over what people may say about me or how people might react" Raonic said on a conference call with the media. "If you get caught up in it I don't think you can be ready to succeed at a high level. Not just in tennis but all sports." Adding, "I've taken big steps these past six months, not just in tennis but [also] dealing with pressure."

Now, in his second season on the ATP tour, he's becoming less concerned with who he's playing and more with how he's playing. "It's not a question of getting a good draw anymore" he admitted. "The desire to win is for myself, it has nothing to do with expectations."

Expectations are exactly what have been heaped upon Raonic this summer. Along with Daniel Nestor, Vasek Pospisil, Aleksandra Wozniak and Stephanie Dubois, Raonic is not only competing at the London Olympics but is also expected to catch the first flight back to Canada afterwards to compete in the Rogers Cup. The tournament begins August 4^th — one day before the Olympic tennis singles finals are scheduled. So even with some creative scheduling, it's going to be tight.

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But before that, Raonic is playing at the Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport, R.I., which runs the week of July 7. And as the second highest ranked singles player in the draw, he's expected to make a lengthy run. Nestor and Pospisil, who'll be playing doubles together in London, will also be in Newport, using the grass tournament as an Olympic tune-up.

While it all adds up to a very busy summer, Milos is not concerned with the tight schedule, "you deal with it."