Canada’s Milos Raonic off to third round of Miami Open after walkover win

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Milos Raonic, of Canada, returns a shot to Dominic Thiem, of Austria, during their semifinal match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament. (Mark J. Terrill/AP)

MIAMI — Canada’s Milos Raonic has advanced to the third round of the Miami Open without playing a single point.

The No. 12 seed from Thornhill, Ont., won by walkover against Maximilian Marterer on Friday as the German retired before the second-round match.

Raonic received a first-round bye as a seeded player.

The Canadian will play No. 19 seed Kyle Edmund of Great Britain in the third round. Edmund beat Ilya Ivashka of Belarus 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 on Friday.

Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime takes on No. 29 seed Marton Fucsovics of Hungary later Friday in a second-round match. No. 20 seed Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., is slated to face Daniel Evans in a second-round match, likely on Saturday.

On the women’s side, Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., faces No. 32 seed Sofia Kenin of the United States in a second-round match later Friday.

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