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3/18/11 2:05 AM | Johan Lindahl
Five-time champion Roger Federer may find himself with some fresh competition when Canadian Milos Raonic joins the field for June's Halle grass court event, the only pre-Wimbledon tuneup ever utilised by Federer.
Raonic, 20, is now being billed as a next-gen breakthrough player after winning his first title last month in San Jose and rising to a 37th ranking. he suffered a slight setback in the Indian Wells third round with a loss to US teenager Ryan Harrison in three sets.
Federer has been the longtime king of Halle, winning five titles in five appearances before losing to Lleyton Hewitt in last year's trophy match. But the methodical Swiss likes to keep his schedule much the same year-on-year and will be making a predictable return to his happy hunting ground.
Also in the field for the event which begins the day after the French Open final will be Gael Monfils and the entire German Davis Cup team headed by Philipp Kohlschreiber. Raonic has some experience on grass, playing qualifying rounds last summer at Newport and also winning a Wimbledon junior match in 2008.
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