BARCELONA, Spain -- Canadian Milos Raonic defeated Russian Igor Andreev 6-4, 6-1 on Wednesday to reach the third round at the Barcelona Open.Arizona Diamondbacks Black Friday Jersey . The 11th seed from Thornhill, Ont., who often trains in the Catalan capital during the season, advances to meet sixth-seeded Spaniard Nicolas Almagro on Thursday. Almagro was a 2011 semifinalist at the real Club de Tenis. But Raonic beat him in a January semifinal en route to the Chennai title. "I feel my level improved a lot between my first match and this one," said Raonic. "Im hitting the ball better and feeling well on the court. "Ive not looked ahead to the next match but I will. I like the way my game is feeling on clay and I think I have my chances here. If I can just keep trying to get better and better Im sure I can do well." Raonic, currently ranked 25th in the world, dispatched the 82nd-ranked Andreev in challenging, windy conditions that restricted his ace count to a modest five during the 75-minute match. The Canadian, who trained much of last week after losing to Spaniard Albert Montanes in the first round at Monte Carlo, improved his 2012 ATP record to 18-4. He has two titles to his credit already in 2012. Raonics record against Andreev stands at 2-1 after his second clay win against the Russian. Raonic never faced a break point and broke Andreev three times as he finished the win on his first match point with a dominating second-set performance. The Canadian also reached the third round in 2011, losing to Croatian Ivan Dodig. Milwaukee Brewers Black Friday Jersey . A noon downpour turned the 2.25-mile, 13-turn circuit into a slippery strand of roadway, but Bourdais proved to be the best on rain tires. The French driver made it through the first two qualifying rounds and into the Fast Six. Baltimore Orioles Black Friday Jersey . After reports emerged on Tuesday that the Toronto FC midfielder would head to Vancouver on loan, the team confirmed on Wednesday that they had, in fact, traded for the Argentine designated player.BARCELONA, Spain -- Barcelona coach Luis Enrique says he plans to let Luis Suarez debut in a friendly on Monday while the Uruguay forward completes his competitive-match ban for biting another player. Enrique says "I would like him to have some minutes." Suarez was cleared on Thursday to play friendlies for Barcelona after the Court of Arbitration for Sport softened FIFAs decision to ban Suarez ffrom all football activities for four months for biting an Italian opponent during the World Cup. Milwaukee Brewers Cyber Monday Jerseys. The CAS ruling allows Suarez to train and play friendlies, but he wont be able to play a competitive match until Oct. 25. Barcelona hosts Mexican club Leon on Monday in the Joan Gamper trophy match, a friendly the club traditionally uses to present its team for the upcoming season. ' ' '
