The four players playing the Sport Chek Face Off Exhibition matches at Toronto provided the Canadians a good chance to watch their best players playing for them at Air Canada Centre.
Roddick, known as much for his humour as his short fuse, chatted with courtside fans between points and banged his racket repeatedly against the net in mock anger before rallying with two breaks to win the first set.
The recently-retired Roddick had the Air Canada Centre crowd of 6,558 in hysterics in the second set as he imitated fellow tennis stars, such as Maria Sharapova's interminable serve, Rafael Nadal's familiar clothing rituals and Novak Djokovic's dexterity.
Raonic looked on in amusement but didn't take any heat off his serve, pulling ahead 5-3 in the second with a blazing ace. The Texan could only shrug his shoulders after the ball zipped by his head.
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The exhibition also featured 15-time Slam champion and world No. 3 Serena Williams taking on world No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska in a rematch of this year's Wimbledon final, albeit with the stakes decidedly lower.
Radwanska took control of a rather disinterested Williams and took a revenge for Wimbledon, defeating Williams 6-4, 6-4.
While Serena's loss may have amused Radwanska, it is unlikely to linger long with Williams, who is coming off one of the best seasons in her career. After a slow start, she won slam titles in both singles and doubles at Wimbledon, gold in singles and doubles at the London Games, a U.S. Open title and the WTA Championships last month. She also collected titles this year in Charleston, Madrid and Stanford.
Radwanska took control of a rather disinterested Williams and took a revenge for Wimbledon, defeating Williams 6-4, 6-4.
While Serena's loss may have amused Radwanska, it is unlikely to linger long with Williams, who is coming off one of the best seasons in her career. After a slow start, she won slam titles in both singles and doubles at Wimbledon, gold in singles and doubles at the London Games, a U.S. Open title and the WTA Championships last month. She also collected titles this year in Charleston, Madrid and Stanford.
