BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Milos Raonic's first appearance at the Barcelona Open on Monday will mark the closest thing to a homecoming outside of his native Canada for one of the rising stars of men's tennis.
Raonic credits his climb up the rankings to a preseason move to the Catalan capital. A seven-week stint here was the lead-in to the Australian Open where the 20-year-old qualifier from Thornhill, Ontario, reached the last 16 in January.
Since Jan. 1, Raonic has jumped 122 spots in the rankings to No. 34.
"I think it was a big decision to make because it is hard to leave home, but it was the right decision," Raonic told The Associated Press from Barcelona's Royal Tennis …
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