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Barry Cowan says Milos Raonic was immaculate on serve during his victory over Gael Monfils at the ATP World Tour Finals, and this could be the time to finally beat Novak Djokovic on Tuesday. Raonic showed no sign of the leg injury that put his place in the ATP World Tour Finals at risk when he beat debutant Monfils handsomely at the O2 Arena on Sunday. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. Wimbledon runner-up Raonic made a flying start with a 6-3 6-4 Ivan Lendl Group victory over French showman Monfils. The world No 4, standing 1.96 metres tall and weighing in at nearly 100kg, moved surprisingly smoothly, and Cowan feels his performance put down a marker for Djokovic, who looked out of sorts during his three-set victory over Dominic Thiem. Highlights of Milos Raonic v Gael Monfils at the World Tour Finals Raonic has yet to record a victory in eight matches over former world No 1 Djokovic, including defeats at Indian Wells and Madrid earlier this year.Ive always thought if there was a player that would win a Grand Slam, and I think he is very, very dangerous. In the Djokovic group, he is the player that could potentially beat Djokovic, said the Sky Sports Tennis analyst.I think its really exciting about what could happen tomorrow. He has struggled against Djokovic in the past mentally, but you have to say that now is a good a time as any if he wants to beat him. Raonic was at the Sky Pad with Mark Petchey explaining his service action, how meditation helps his relax, and why he hates eating dates Cowan also feels the Canadian must play smart tennis in order to overcome his losing streak against the Serb.I think generally Djokovic likes playing big servers, so Raonic has got to be smart tactically, hes got to serve and volley, not the whole time, but he has to especially on the second serve, he said.In the final of Indian Wells he got stuck of being in a rut on his second serve and barely won a point. It will be a bit more competitive but the memory of that defeat will be there. Raonic was delighted after kicking off his Tour Finals with an impressive win over Monfils But Milos will be saying, Marin Cilic lost 14 times in a row against Djokovic and then beat him, so why cant I?. This is as good a chance as hes ever had. 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Quick stopped 27 shots in his return from a 24-game injury absence, Jeff Carter scored the tiebreaking goal with 7:55 to play, and the Kings snapped their five-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night. ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The mood on Michigans campus was subdued, and Crisler Center was no exception. The football teams loss to Ohio State on Saturday will sting for a while, and it was hard for fans to get all that excited about a basketball game against Mount St. Marys.We knew we were going to have to create our own energy, senior Zak Irvin said.Irvin scored 14 points, Derrick Walton added 12 and No. 25 Michigan pulled away late in the first half and went on to a 64-47 victory over Mount St. Marys on Saturday night.In front of an announced crowd of only 9,410, the Wolverines went on an 18-2 run in the first half and led the Mountaineers 33-16 at halftime.Moe Wagner added 13 points for the Wolverines (5-1), who bounced back from a 15-point loss at South Carolina on Wednesday. Junior Robinson led Mount St. Marys (1-6) with 21 points, and the 5-foot-5 guard made his first five shots from 3-point range.The Mountaineers pulled within eight with 4:46 remaining in the game. Irvin responded with a midrange jumper, and the Wolverines were able to close out the game comfortably.Michigan trailed 12-8 in the first half when Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman made a 3-pointer to start the Wolverines big run. A 3-pointer by Walton put Michigan up 16-12, and after 3s by Wagner and Duncan Robinson, it was 26-14.After going 2 for 26 from 3-point range against South Carolina, the Wolverines were 11 of 27 on Saturday. They also outrebounded Mount St. Marys 36-24 in a crisply played game that took only 1 hour, 40 minutes.BIG PICTUREMount St. Marys: The Mountaineers are starting their season with nine straight games away from home in a 23-day span. They played Michigan tough for about 10 minutes before going quiet offensively.The days kind of run together, but I cant say enough about tthese guys ability to enjoy the moment and improve on it, coach Jamion Christian said.dddddddddddd I think when we get to March, I think Ill be saying the same thing about our success. This group knows how to enjoy the moment and lock into it.Michigan: Its hard to say what the atmosphere would have been like at this game if Michigan had won the football game earlier in the day, but the Wolverines did a good job taking control near the end of the first half, in front of a crowd that was small and not particularly loud.BACK ON TRACKIrvin had an awful game at South Carolina, shooting 2 for 13 and turning the ball over eight times. He was sharp Saturday, scoring his teams first eight points.For Zak to just come out stroking the ball the way he did was important for us, and then he made a huge shot down the stretch, Michigan coach John Beilein said.CLEANMichigan did not attempt a free throw until Xavier Simpson went to the line with 7:41 remaining in the game. The Wolverines finished 5 of 6 on free throws, and Mount St. Marys went 5 of 5.POLL IMPLICATIONSThe Wolverines were actually tied for No. 25 with Florida State in this past weeks poll and are in danger of dropping out because of the loss to South Carolina.UP NEXTMount St. Marys: The Mountaineers have only two more road games to go before their home opener, but the next one should be tough. Mount St. Marys is at Arkansas on Monday night.Michigan: The Wolverines host Virginia Tech on Wednesday night as part of the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.---More AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 .---Follow Noah Trister at www.Twitter.com/noahtrister ' ' '