By Ap Reporter
Published: 00:57 GMT, 15 March 2019 | Updated: 00:57 GMT, 15 March 2019
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Milos Raonic made sure Miomir Kecmanovic's good luck finally ran out at the BNP Paribas Open.
Raonic beat the 19-year-old Serb 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday to reach the semi-finals and improve his record to 19 wins and just four defeats at Indian Wells since 2014.
Raonic produced 13 aces and zero double faults in putting away Kecmanovic in 72 minutes on a sunny, windy and cool day in the Southern California desert.
Milos Raonic (left) beat teenager Miomir Kecmanovic 6-3, 6-4 to reach Indian Wells semi-finals
'Even when I was hitting the spots, I wasn't hitting them that well,' Raonic modestly said of his serving. 'I think that can get better.'
Kecmanovic was the first lucky loser to reach the quarter-finals at the tournament since it became a Masters 1000 event in 1990. Ranked 130th in the world, the Serb lost in qualifying, but his fortune soon turned.
Three seeded players withdrew before the
