PARIS – Novak Djokovic was just a few points away from losing to Milos Raonic a couple weeks ago in Rome, so it was no surprise that the No. Jasper Cillessen Jersey . 2 seed at the French Open lavished praise on the eighth-seeded Canadian on Sunday night after both men won their fourth-round matches easily to setup a quarterfinal showdown. "Milos is playing the tennis of his life," said Djokovic. "Hes top-10 now, an established top-10 player. He has one of the best serves in the world. Very powerful, very precise." Raonic had 17 aces when the two hooked up at the Masters 1000 event in Italy on May 17. Only American John Isner (82) has more aces than Raonic (72) at Roland Garros this year.  "When he serves that well, there is not much you can do, really," said Djokovic, who entered Mondays matches as the tournament leader in break points won (29). "He puts a lot of pressure on his opponent and he has improved a lot from the baseline now. With his backhand, hes hitting down the line, hes very aggressive, which he should be, of course, for somebody of his height and his build. You know, hes powerful and he uses that serve. Forehand is also very good from back of the court. So there is an evident improvement in his game and he feels more confident on the court. You can feel that. The recent match we had in Rome, as you mentioned, was very close." Djokovic lost the first set in a tiebreaker at the Internazionali BNL dItalia before edging Raonic in a second-set tiebreaker and winning the third and deciding set 6-3. After the three-hour battle of wills, Djokovic said he could not remember the last time he felt as helpless in the return game. "I dont expect anything different now," he said after a straight-set victory over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Sunday. "You know, I know that Im going to have to face somebody that is going to serve over 200 kilometers per hour in average throughout the whole match. But Im ready for that." Raonic, meanwhile, is also feeling confident after becoming the first Canadian man to ever reach the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam singles competition (in the Open era). Raonic admitted he would not have thought his breakthrough would come on the red clay in Paris, but noted he has made some subtle adjustments this year to improve his game on the slower surface.  "The biggest difference I have made this year is not really making too much of a difference when I have come to the clay," the 23-year-old explained. "Just more of an approach, knowing more balls will come back, but trying to stay close, not going too far back, and all these kind of things. I have tried to sort of keep that, I was doing it on hard courts, and its been working out well for me." But Raonic is well aware of the challenge that now lays before him. Djokovic badly wants to win the title here in order to complete the career slam.  "I think its more so just a mental aspect of keeping up a certain level for that long and not allowing yourself to drift away," Raonic said when asked what the key is when facing such a strong opponent in a best-of-five format. "But he also makes that demanding of you in two out of three sets.  Its just about doing it a little bit longer and bringing your best tennis. Obviously, thats important." Raonic and Djokovic have had a congenial relationship on tour due in part to their shared Serbian heritage. Born in Podgorica, Montenegro in 1990, Raonic and his family relocated to Toronto in 1994.  "We have a good relationship. Very friendly. Same type of cultural upbringing and background, so we understand each other a lot, especially because of the language, as well," Raonic said. "So we get along well." Kenneth Vermeer Jersey . -- Theres something about playing on Orlandos floor lately that seems to bring out the best in the Dallas Mavericks. Jetro Willems Netherland Jersey . Ronaldo failed to connect on an ample number of opportunities at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. But Karim Benzema and Jese Rodriguez scored in each half for Madrid to come out of the first leg with the firm advantage.England head coach Eddie Jones will hold showdown talks with the 12 Aviva Premiership directors of rugby this week after a national team training camp in Brighton sparked outrage. Jones has been criticised after Sam Jones and Anthony Watson suffered serious injuries during the camp, ruling them out of the autumn international series and a significant portion of the domestic season.Wasps Jones broke his right leg and suffered ankle damage during a judo session and the flanker is out for five months, while Baths Watson sustained a broken jaw during a full-bore training session last Tuesday. Exeter have also claimed that England told them Jack Nowell only had a minor injury but a subsequent club scan revealed a nine-to-10 centimetre tear in his thigh. Sam Jones (L) broke his leg during a judo session at the England camp Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter, who will attend the meeting on Thursday alongside his 11 counterparts, officials from Premiership Rugby and the RFU, and England boss Jones, described the revelation as disappointing while Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall said the timing of the get together was flabbergasting. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ?￡6.99. No contract. Premiership Rugby released a statement on Friday that questioned player welfare and said: England should not be doing full training sessions straight after a Premiership weekend. Anthony Watson is sidelined with a broken jaw The RFU leapt to the defence of Jones, insisting the heavy sessions are written into the professional game agreement, and Wasps director of rugby Dai Young insisted all parties should come together to find a resolution. Jasper Cillessen Netherland Jersey. This cannot be England against the clubs. We cannot be against each other. We have to be together. There cant be a big brother in this relationship, he said after his side were beaten by Saracens on Sunday. Wasps director of rugby Dai Young will be without Sam Jones for five months Theyre not more important than us and were not more important than them. We have to work together and thats the biggest message. The last thing we should do is create a wedge between the national set-up and the clubs.Accidents happen and Im sure well review it, and hopefully there will be things we can change and have a view on. We all want a strong national team and we all want strong Premiership teams. Its really important that we all keep working in the same direction. This may be a bump in the road, but Im sure that we can pull together and get things right and move forward.You can watch Englands tour of Bangladesh, plus Premier League football and the British Masters on Sky Sports. Upgrade now and enjoy three months at half price! Also See: Premiership home Premiership table Fixtures and results Rugby Union on Sky Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys Cheap Jerseys ' ' '