Milos Raonic through to French Open last 16 as Garcia-Lopez retires

Raonic was leading 6-1, 1-0 when 153rd-ranked Garcia-Lopez quit after just 28 minutes of their third round encounter.
Canada's Milos Raonic plays a shot against Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez during their third round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium. | AP
Canada's Milos Raonic plays a shot against Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez during their third round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium. | AP

PARIS: Canadian fifth seed Milos Raonic advanced to the French Open last 16 on Friday when veteran Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez retired through injury in the second set.

Raonic was leading 6-1, 1-0 when 153rd-ranked Garcia-Lopez quit after just 28 minutes of their third round encounter.

The world number six will meet either Grigor Dimitrov or Pablo Carreno Busta for a spot in the quarter-finals.

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