Nadal routs Raonic

Rafael Nadal of Spain displays his Montreal Masters trophy. PHOTO: AFP

Spain's Rafael Nadal took just 68 minutes to deliver a body-blow to Canada's biggest tennis week, hammering out a 6-2, 6-2 win over Milos Raonic in the final of the Montreal Masters.
The dominating victory, in which the big-hitting Canadian's serve was all but nullified by precision returns from Nadal, marked the 25th Masters 1000 title for the 12-time Grand Slam champion who now owns eight trophies this season and 58 in his career.
Nadal showed no weakness on Sunday as he broke Raonic twice in the opening set, broke on a double-fault to start the second and claimed his fourth Masters title of the season after Indian Wells, Madrid and Rome.
"This was an amazing victory for me," said Nadal, who lost only one point in the opening set on serve.
"I knew my serve would be very important and I felt consistent. My returns were also unbelievable.
"I played a fantastic match against a tough opponent. He just had a few more mistakes today than usual."
Nadal will move back to third place on the ATP world rankings on Monday while Raonic moves to No. 10, becoming the first Canadian to reach the magic number.
Nadal remains undefeated this season on the hardcourts after winning the Indian Wells title in March. He also won in Canada in 2005 and 2008.