Milos Raonic survives early scare to overcome Alexandr Dolgopolov

Milos Raonic has reached the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells for the third year in a row after beating Alexandr Dolgopolov in straight sets.

The Ukrainian gave the Canadian an early scare, matching him throughout the opening set and forcing a tie-breaker, which Raonic dominated 7-2.

The second was more comfortable for Raonic as he broke Dolgopolov a single time on his way to taking it 6-4.

Raonic will play the winner of the contest between Tommy Robredo and Grigor Dimitrov for a place in the quarter-finals.