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4/22/11 2:28 PM | Johan Lindahl
Milos Raonic will spend time working to again tame his volatile temper after the Canadian admitted that he let his emotions get out of control in a third-round loss at the Barcelona Open.
The success story of 2011 who now stands a solid 28th on the ATP went down on the Spanish clay to calm Croatian Ivan Dodig 7-6, 4-6, 6-3.
Raonic is coached by Spain's Galo Blanco, who has had to work before on helping his charge stay calm in times of tension. Raonic had done well in recent months, but confessed that he suffered a "relapse" during his late-night loss.
"I let things get to me instead of looking for a way to win. I was not at all happy with my game and it showed — I was frustrated. "I wish I could have done better but I had a bad attitude," he said.
Team Raonic now head to Estoril for the next clay stop in the run-up to the French Open, which starts in a month. And the 20-year-old Canadian says he wants to prevent a repeat of what let him down in the struggle with No. 56 Dodig,a winner - like Raonic - of a first career title this season.
"He was getting to a lot of balls and staying calm as well. I have to stay level-headed and work on trying to win. It was little things in my game letting me down and I let them bother me," said Raonic. "I need to step back and not get angry, try to see the big picture in a match,"
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