In 2014, Eugenie Bouchard was the big Canadian tennis story at Wimbledon. Bouchard reached the final but couldn't win the title.
Milos Raonic has a chance to go one step further as he will play in the 2016 Wimbledon men's singles final on Sunday. The #6 seed Raonic bested #3 seed Roger Federer of Switzerland 6-3, 6-7, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3.
Raonic will play Andy Murray, the #2 seed. Murray had a much easier time with #10 seed Tomas Berdych in straight sets 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. Murray won Wimbledon in 2013 and the 2012 U.S. Open. This will be Murray's third Wimbledon final.
Murray defeated Raonic in 5 sets in the semifinals of this year's Australian Open. He also has a bit of a home court advantage since Murray is from Scotland. If Raonic wins on Sunday, this will be his first major final.
This year's Wimbledon has been up for grabs on the men's side after Sam Querrey upset Novak Djokovic in the third round.
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Raonic was the first Canadian male in the Open era to make the semifinals at Wimbledon in 2014. Raonic lost in straight sets to Federer 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. He also became the first Canadian man in the Open Era to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal in the 2014 French Open.
2015 was a lot about injuries and a change in coach for Raonic. 2016 has been a lot better, including being the first Canadian male to reach the semifinals of the Australian Open.
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Bouchard has had a very rough road since that 2014 Wimbledon final with injuries and a concussion. This year, Bouchard lost in the third round at Wimbledon in straight sets to Dominika Cibulkova.
Vasek Pospisil, who along with American Jack Sock, won the Wimbledon doubles championship in 2014. This year, the duo were eliminated in the 3rd round by the French team of Julien Benneteau and Edouard Roger-Vasselin. Pospisil and Sock haad 2 match points in the fourth set but couldn't advance.
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The 2016 Wimbledon men's final will take place Sunday at 9 am Eastern on ESPN in the United States and TSN in Canada.
photo credit: ESPN/Wimbledon
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