Raonic books semi-final showdown with Del Potro

Milos Raonic, coming off an injury-riddled 2017, booked a semi-final clash with comeback king Juan Martin Del Potro at the ATP Tour's Indian Wells Masters.

The 27-year-old Raonic defeated American Sam Querrey 7-5 2-6 6-3 yesterday to pick up just his fourth match win of the season and is seeking to capture his ninth career ATP Tour title.

He'll be up against the eighth-ranked player in the world in Argentina's Del Potro, who beat German Philipp Kohlschreiber 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the day's other quarter-final.

"I am very happy I was able to put it together today," Raonic said. "I'm in the semis. I am happy with that. I know I can play better."
"I had surgery just before the US Open. And then in November I hurt my knee."
"He has everything to be in the top again," Del Potro said of Raonic. "His game is so good. His serves are very strong. He's very good player. So he just needs a couple of weeks to improve his ranking and be where he deserves to be."
"It wasn't an easy match as everyone could see," the 2009 US Open champion said. "I was waiting for my chance to find my game and I did after the first set."
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"But thank God I'm here and healthy," he said. "I'm playing tennis again. I'm in the top 10 again. I have too much love from the crowd, for my fans, and I'm doing this because I love it."