Third-seed Milos Raonic was eliminated from the Thailand Open on Friday, losing 6-3, 7-6 (3) to Finland's Jarkko Nieminen in the quarter-finals.
Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., never faced a break point but could not do better than eight aces against the court-smart Nieminen, who was a finalist here in 2010. He was unable to turn the tables on the 31-year-old Nieminen after dropping the opening set in 36 minutes.
