With a three-set win over Mardy Fish in the Memphis semis, Canadian Milos Raonic, who began the year ranked No. 156, will become the highest-ranked Canadian in ATP history when the rankings are released on Monday.
Raonic will surpass then-Canadian Greg Rusedski, who before he became a British citizen, was ranked No. 41 in 1994. Raonic, who will be ranked at least No. 37, will play Andy Roddick in the final.
The 20-year-old said his goal entering the season was to reach the Top 50. "I've already reached it, but I'm not going to stop there,'' said Raonic, who won the title in San Jose and reached the fourth round of the Aussie Open."I think I'm able to play aggressively, and play hard,'' he said. ''From a lot of different parts of the court, I'm able to do a lot of different things and change it up. It sort of helps me keep the other guy out of a rhythm and off balance most of the time."—Matthew Cronin