Milos Raonic Targets Further Improvements After Impressive 2014

It has been a good year for the Canadian tennis superstar Milos Raonic. At the beginning of 2014, he had three main goals, which includes reaching the top six world ranking, qualifying for the ATP World Tour Finals and improving performance in Grand Slam events. Despite meeting every goal he set, he still insists the need to improve.

Without a shadow of doubt, the previous season has been fruitful for the 24-year-old who enjoyed the best results of his Grand Slam participation thus far. He reached a career high world no.6 ranking and he qualified for the ATP World Tour Finals in London, which only features the top 8 world ranked tennis players. Apart from the aforementioned, Raonic secured his first quarter-final spot during the French Open.

"I did achieve the goals that I specified (at the start of 2014) but I always have this yearning for more, more, more," the Canadian said in a telephone interview. "It doesn't matter how much I do, I always want more - especially when it comes to my tennis."

Last Friday, he ended the year by winning the Lionel Conacher Award for the second year in a row. The award which was given to Canadian Press male athlete of the year has been bagged by the tennis superstar for the second consecutive year.

The 24-year-old gained 35 per cent of votes of sports editors and broadcasters across Canada. Drew Doughty of Los Angeles Kings, who smashed all his opponents and won the Olympic hockey gold at the Sochi Games and the Stanley Cup title ranked second with 23 per cent of the votes. Freestyle skier Alex Bilodeau was third with 17 per cent of the votes.

Milos Raonic has been the epitome of incremental improvement as he continuously upgrades his game in the tennis court and slowing working his way to higher ranks every year. If he maintains his pace and improvements, Raonic is expected to do well in the upcoming majors next year.