BARCELONA, Spain -- Canadas Milos Raonic took advantage of local support to record his first clay-court victory of the year, beating Alejandro Falla of Colombia 6-4, 7-6 (3) in the first round of the Barcelona Open on Monday. Tom Brady Youth Jersey . The 21-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., whose training base is at Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, served seven aces in a closely contested match to win for the first time in a month. "I trained in Barcelona from November to December," said Raonic. "I like living in the city, there are many things to do." Raonic, who has won two ATP titles this season, improved his record to 18-4 so far this year. "I feel Ive really improved my clay game from last year," he said. "I defended my ranking points earlier in the season and am working to get to the top 10. "My goals here are simple: win and keep winning. My match today was a step forward form last week. After I lost I spent the rest of the week training in Monte Carlo. I hope it pays off this week here." The 11th-seeded Canadian, who is ranked No. 25 in the world, had two service breaks in the contest, which lasted nearly one hour 45 minutes. "Today was not the greatest of days but Im happy to put the win together and get it right," Raonic said. "I feel like theres a lot I can do better so Im happy to give myself another chance in the next round. "Falla is a very good player, my serve was key in getting the win." Raonic will face either Russian Igor Andreev or Diego Junquiera of Argentina in the next round. Santiago Giraldo of Colombia beat the only seeded player to lose, winning 7-6 (3), 6-4 against No. 18 Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan. Jarkko Nieminen of Finland and Robin Haase of the Netherlands also won. Rafael Nadals bid for a seventh Barcelona title begins later this week. The second-ranked Spaniard won the Monte Carlo Masters for the eighth straight time last week. Cameron Wake Elite Jersey . 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The veteran forward was sent back to Houston on Thursday in exchange for a conditional first round pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft.QUEBEC -- Jonathan Drouin scored the winning goal 14:58 into overtime and assisted on two more as the Halifax Mooseheads eliminated the Quebec Remparts by a score of 5-4 on Tuesday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoff action. Halifax will now face the Rimouski Oceanic in the Semi-Finals. Cameron Critchlow was the games first star as he scored four times for the Mooseheads, who won four straight contests after being down 3-0 in the series. Nathan MacKinnon had three assists for Halifax while Konrad Abeltshauser chipped in with two of his own. Logan Shaw had a goal and two assists for the Remparts, who allowed 15 goals in their four losses after giving up only eight in their three victories. Mikael Tam had a goal and an assist for Quebec and Anthony Duclair and Adam Erne scored a goal apiece. Zachary Fucale made 41 saves for the win while Louis Domingue turned away 24 shots in a losing effort. Halifax went 2 for 3 on the power play as Quebec scored once on four chances with the man advantage. Oceanic 5, Armada 4 BOISBRIAND, Que. -- Alexandre Mallet scored twice and added an assist as the Rimouski Oceanic eliminated the host Blainville-Boisbriand Armada by a score of 5-4 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoff action. Rimouski will now face the Halifax Mooseheads in the Semi-Finals. Peter Trainor had a goal and an assist for the Oceanic, who won back-to-back games after being down in the series 3-2, while Jakub Culek and Alexandre Tanguay scored the others. Terrell Suggs Youth Jersey. Vincent Richer scored two goals for the Armada, Tommy Giroux had a goal and two assists and Raphael Pouliot added a single goal. Samuel Hodhod chipped in with two assists for Blainville-Boisbriand. Jacob Gervais-Chouinard stopped 21 of 25 shots for Rimouski before Carl Hozjan took over in goal with just eight minutes remaining in the game. Hozjan made three saves to pick up the victory while Etienne Marcoux made 26 saves in a losing effort. Rimouski went 0 for 1 on the power play as Blainville-Boisbriand failed to score on either of their opportunities with the man advantage. Sagueneens 3, Cataractes 2 SHAWINIGAN, Que. -- Christian Ouellett scored twice, including the game winner, and added an assist as the Chicoutimi Sagueneens eliminated the host Shawinigan Cataractes by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoff action. Chicoutimi will now face the top-seeded Saint John Sea Dogs in the Semi-Finals. Guillaume Asselin also scored for the Sagueneens, who won back-to-back contests after finding themselves down 3-2 in the series. Brandon Gormley and Anton Zlobin scored for the Cataractes. Christopher Gibson made 28 saves for the win, and the games first star, while Alex Dubeau allowed three goals on 17 shots in defeat. Chicoutimi went 1 for 2 on the power play as Shawinigan scored once on three opportunities with the man advantage. ' ' '
