Australian Open, 3: Raonic

Milos Raonic lives in Thornhill, Ontario, through which is one route to Toronto from where I live--a bad route because you'll be stuck in traffic and have to face countless traffic lights, but it's a route nontheless.

I like that he's on the world stage as a Canadian who, like most Canadians in the GTA, are also from somewhere else. He's got a good game: big serve, mentally tough. Balanced, practical, sensible, cool-headed. But most endearing is a slight hunch that gives him a lumbering quality as he waits around on the court between points.