Milos Raonic vs. Novak Djokovic 

There does appear to be a 25 and under movement on tour in 2014.  Milos Raonic, Kei Nishikori and Grigor Dimitrov have each had nice moments in the past 52 weeks and especially since January 1.  I don’t see the youth movement continues in this match.  Milos Raonic has made a lot of strides under Ivan Ljubicic’s coaching. This however is a bad match up for Raonic.  Nole’s return is the best in the business.  Raonic’s own return game will have to be very solid to have a chance at victory as Novak should be able to break Raonic once or twice per set on clay.   Novak is #2 in the world, but if Rome and Paris go his way, he will be #1 with a lot of momentum heading into Wimbledon.

My Prediction: Djokovic d. Ranoic 7-5, 6-2