Raonic reaches quarters in Brisbane

Canada’s Milos Raonic advanced to the quarter-finals at the Brisbane International Wednesday by downing Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia 6-3, 7-6 (2). The 28-year-old Raonic will face fourth seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia in the quarters. The Thornhill, Ont., product and former world No. 3 is starting the 2019 tennis season ranked No. 18 in the world after battling injuries the last two years. Raonic is 0-1 against Medvedev, losing in Tokyo on a hard court last year.