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Canada’s Raonic through to Wimbledon quarter-finals with win over Nishikori

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Milos Raonic of Canada plays a return to Kei Nishikori of Japan during their men\'s singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

LONDON – Canada’s Milos Raonic is through to the men’s quarter-finals at Wimbledon after a four set win over 10th seed Kei Nishikori.

After losing the first set, the eighth-seeded Canadian stormed back for a 4-6, 6-1, 7-6, 6-3 triumph.

Raonic becomes the first Canadian men’s singles player in the Open era to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals.

He will next play the winner of a match between second seed Rafael Nadal and Australian Nick Kyrgios.

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