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Murray’s return takes on Raonic’s serve in Wimbledon final

Andy Murray of Britain returns to Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic during their men's semifinal singles match on day twelve of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Friday, July 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
Andy Murray of Britain returns to Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic during their men's semifinal singles match on day twelve of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Friday, July 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland) Andy Murray of Britain returns to Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic during their men's semifinal singles match on day twelve of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Friday, July 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

LONDON (AP) – Milos Raonic is as good a server as there is in tennis nowadays.

Andy Murray is one of the top returners.

How that matchup plays out in the Wimbledon final Sunday could go a long way toward determining who wins the championship.

The sixth-seeded Raonic heads into the first Grand Slam title match of his career – and the first for a man representing Canada – having won 116 of his 121 service games (96 percent) across six matches.

“Obviously,” said Murray, the 2013 Wimbledon champion, “Milos has got a fantastic serve.”