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MELBOURNE, Australia -- Milos Raonic lost his Saturday bid for another fourth-round place at the Australian Open as the Canadian went down 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (10) to Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria. Authentic Noah Hanifin Jersey . The match, billed as a "next-gen" encounter between two of the sports rising stars, lasted two and a half hours. The loss kept Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., from reaching a third fourth-round spot in Melbourne over the past four years. Raonic, seeded 11th, saved four match points in a dramatic fourth-set tiebreaker, raining down a total of 21 aces in his losing effort which included 50 winners, 39 unforced errors and one break of serve in his favour. The victory was the second in a row for the 22nd-ranked Dimitrov, who beat Raonic in Jan., 2013 in Brisbane. The Canadian won their first match in Stockholm three years ago. Raonic started out strong in the first set of the highly anticipated match-up, but failed to convert on a pair of break-point chances in the third game, with Dimitrov saving a second opportunity with an ace. The Bulgarian got Raonic in trouble in the eighth game, earning three break points and securing a break for 5-3. A game later, after 27 minutes, Dimitrov had the set in hand. Raonic answered by winning the second set thanks to a break in the fourth game, but Dimitrov took the third 6-4 after breaking in the penultimate game. The contest tightened in the fourth set, with Dimitrov standing two points from victory at 30-15 in the tenth game. Raonic held his nerve to level at five games apiece. The set went into a tiebreaker, with Raonic losing a 4-2 lead in the decider. Raonic then went into survival mode as his opponent earned two match points -- the first a serve out wide, and the second a tight Dimitrov backhand miss. Raonic saved another match-winner with his 19th ace, then fired his 20th for a set point of his own. Dimitrov saved it and eventually scored the upset after Raonic rescued another two match points before going down from a forehand to the net on Dimitrovs fifth chance. Eighth seeds Daniel Nestor from Toronto and Serbias Nenad Zimonjic reached the mens doubles third round by defeating Croatians Marin Dragania and Mate Pavic 7-5, 6-1. Eugenie Bouchard, Canadas last singles survivor in the event, plays Australian Casey Dellacqua on Sunday night. Bouchard won her doubles with pick-up partner Vera Dushevina, beating Germanys Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Mirjana LucicBaroni 6-4, 7-5. Justin Faulk Jersey . Catch all the action on TSN2 at 11pm et/8pm pt. The nine-time Big 12 champion Jayhawks are positioning themselves for another title, as they have run out to a flawless 6-0 mark in conference play thus far. Elias Lindholm Hurricanes Jersey . MORITZ, Switzerland -- Fog prevented downhill racers from getting their Olympic dress rehearsal. http://www.hockeyhurricanes.com/customized/ . First off, the fans ripped the Cubbies introduction of a fuzzy new kid-friendly mascot named "Clark".SEOUL, South Korea -- Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska rallied from a set down on Sunday to beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-4 and win the Korea Open. Radwanska hit five aces and took advantage of 10 double-faults by the third-seeded Russian player to win her third title of the year and 13th overall. "It was a very close match, tight sets, all of them," Radwanska said. "But I was just a little bit better in the important moments today." Pavlyuchenkova rallied from 3-0 down in the first set and fought off four set points in her 5-6 service game before taking a one-set lead. But the momentum shifted when Radwanska won the first three games of the second set. The Pole stayed on serve wwith Pavlyuchenkova through the first nine games of the third set before one last break to close out the match in 2 hours, 45 minutes. Cam Ward Hurricanes Jersey. "Its tough losing this match after fighting so long and coming so close," Pavlyuchenkova said. "Its difficult and frustrating, but in tennis you can be up then down." Radwanskas previous two titles this year came in the first two weeks of the year, in Auckland and Sydney. She is the fourth player to win three or more titles so far this season, after Serena Williams (9), Simona Halep (4) and Victoria Azarenka (3). Radwanska, No. 4 in the world rankings, improved to 3-1 in head-to-head matches against Pavlyuchenkova, who is ranked 32nd. Cheap Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys ' ' '