Eighteen-year-old, Ryan Harrison, defeated the 20-year-old world #37, Milos Raonic, 7-6(1), 4-6, 6-4 in the Third Round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California yesterday to set up a Fourth Round clash with world #2, Roger Federer. Harrison, a wild card entry into this tournament, is currently ranked #152 in the world and trains at the IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy. This is the first time Harrison has been the into the final sixteen at an ATP Tour 1000 level event and his match against Federer will air live on the Tennis Channel Wednesday night.
Congrats to Ryan for the great win and I can’t wait to watch your match tonight against Roger!