TORONTO – Tennis fans who couldn’t get to London will gather to watch Canadian Milos Raonic play in the Wimbledon final at a viewing party in downtown Toronto Sunday morning.
Raonic, originally from Thornhill, Ont., is headed to his first career Grand Slam final after defeating Swiss star Roger Federer in a breakthrough semifinal performance.
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The only other Canadian to get this far was Eugenie Bouchard, the women’s runner-up at Wimbledon in 2014.
Sunday’s viewing party is being held at a restaurant in west Toronto by Tennis Canada, the organization that operates the annual Rogers Cup in Toronto and Montreal.
Tennis Canada also has a hand in shaping Canadian players — the organization has helped arrange for high-profile former tour players to coach promising young Canadians like Raonic and Bouchard.
And on Sunday morning, members of the organization and fans of the game will watch the homegrown Raonic play against British favourite Andy Murray.
While it’s Raonic’s first Grand Slam final, it’ll be the 11th of 29-year-old Murray’s career.
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