A sad je i prvi Kanađanin u četvrtfinalu
Raonic advanced to his first Grand Slam quarter-final as he dismissed Marcel Granollers 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. He is the first Canadian in the Open Era to reach the last eight at a major.
"It's a good thing," said Raonic. "If you asked me would I have ever thought that the first one would come at the French Open, I probably would not have answered that way, but I'm happy about it. I'm very happy with the level I'm playing [at this year], and I think it's just showing in the results. I think that's just a consequence of all the work I have been putting in."
The 23-year-old Raonic hit 54 winners, restricting Granollers to just 14, and broke his Spanish opponent four times from five opportunities to cruise to victory in one hour and 54 minutes.
"I think I played the important moments well," said Raonic. "There were a few moments where I'd be up quite handily on my serve, and I'd sort of drift away for a little bit, but when it came down to the wire I was playing those moments well."
Looking ahead to the match-up with Djokovic, Raonic said, "I'm very eager and I'm looking forward to that. Especially after two weeks ago, to be putting myself in that situation to get to play him again."
The Toronto native survived a five-set contest with French hope Gilles Simon in the third round but has not dropped a set in his other three matches. Raonic has a 19-7 match record on the season, highlighted by reaching the semi-finals in Rome.