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Milos Raonic vs Dominik Koepfer: Olympic Tennis tournament – First round

One of the most interesting matches in the first round of the 2024 Paris Olympics is between Milos Raonic from Canada and Dominik Koepfer from Germany.

Milos Raonic Profile

The former world No. 3 Milos Raonic is currently 178th in the ATP rankings. The Canadian is 7-4 for the season, and this will be his first match on clay in 2024.

Raonic is coming off a 7-6, 6-4 loss to Taylor Fritz in the round of 16 at Queen’s Club. His best result of the season came in Hertogenbosch, where he reached the quarterfinal and lost to Alex de Minaur.

Raonic will also play in men’s doubles in Paris with Felix Auger-Aliassime.

Dominik Koepfer Profile

Dominik Koepfer is 63rd in the rankings, and his career high was No. 49. The German is 20-16 for the season and 5-8 on clay.

Koepfer is coming off a 6-3 win over Francisco Coria in the Bundesliga. His best result this season was winning the title at the Canberra Challenger. He also reached the quarterfinals in Lyon, Acapulco, and Dallas.

Koepfer will represent his country in men’s doubles, where he will play alongside Jan-Lennard Struff.

Head-to-Head Koepfer leads 1-0

• Koepfer vs Raonic 6-4, 6-2 (2021 ATP Acapulco, round of 16)

Prediction and Conclusion

Not that long ago, Milos Raonic was one of the top players in the world, but the injuries have taken a huge toll on his game, and he is still trying hard to get back to playing a regular schedule on the ATP tour. The Canadian is back in action after more than a month and will face Dominik Koepfer, a player with a totally different playing style than him. Raonic still relies on his serve, while Koepfer is among the fastest players on the tour and works hard for every point. Both players consider this a good draw to start the Olympic journey, but this will be a tough battle that will go over 22.5 games in total.