Milos Raonic: I came in with wrong game plan

World No. 35 Milos Raonic admitted he entered the match against Novak Djokovic with the wrong game plan and that was one of the key reasons why he missed out on a chance to make his second Australian Open semifinal. 

Raonic, a 2016 Australian Open semifinalist, wasn't at his best game on Tuesday against record seven-time Australian Open champion Djokovic as the second-seeded Serb won 6-4 6-3 7-6 (1).

"I think I came in with sort of the wrong game plan. I think I needed to mix up speeds a little bit more. I think I was trying to play through him a little bit too much at the beginning," Raonic told reporters after the match. 

The things could have been much different had former world No. 3 Milos Raonic realized his break point in the seventh game of the first set and claimed the first break of the match.

"You know, he and the other top guys once they can sort of get in the groove and get their balance behind them things get more difficult," Raonic added. 

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