Raonic serves notice he’s back at Indian Wells

INDIAN WELLS, California — Canada’s Milos Raonic advanced to the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open on Tuesday, beating Joao Sousa of Portugal 7-5, 4-6, 6-2.

Raonic, seeded 32nd at the tournament and ranked 38th in the ATP, used his powerful serve to get past his unseeded opponent.

The Thornhill, Ont., product fired 12 aces to Sousa’s seven and won 93 per cent of his first-service points. Raonic was down 5-4 in the first set but battled back, breaking Sousa as he was serving for the set. He broke Sousa again for the 7-5 win.

Raonic is the last Canadian remaining in the singles draw. He defeated 17-year-old Felix AugerAliassime of Montreal in the third round.