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The Latest: Raonic wins opening match at Wimbledon

LONDON (AP) The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local):

3:30 p.m.

Milos Raonic’s grass-court season took a turn for the better at Wimbledon.

The sixth-seeded Raonic, the first Canadian man to reach a Grand Slam final, advanced to the second round at the All England Club by beating Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany 7-6 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (4).

The 26-year-old Raonic reached the Wimbledon final last year, losing to Andy Murray in straight sets. But his first match this year on grass was a disappointing loss in the opening round at Queen’s.

It was the first time since 2014 that Raonic had failed to win a match on grass prior to Wimbledon.