Has anyone heard anything lately about Raonic's recovery progress and if he'll be ready for the USO? The original 4-5 week prognosis would have had him returning either this week or at the USO itself, but it seems like his team has been keeping things pretty quiet since. The Canadian commentators at the Rogers Cup seemed to think that the USO might have been a little too optimistic and that a more realistic return for him would be Canada's Davis Cup playoff against Israel (thus giving him about 2.5 more weeks).
Even if he's not quite 100% and nowhere near being a real threat to the top-tier, I think returning for the USO would be good just for the experience in the long-run. He'll still be a low seed and therefore should be able to get through the first 2 rounds against unseeded players (even if only at 80-90% health) before most likely getting crushed against a Top 8 player in the 3rd Round. But this would be a great way to learn and develop going forward and if nothing else would salvage some ranking points from the summer HC season, while only playing 3 matches and still giving him more than a week to recover before Davis Cup.
Even if he's not quite 100% and nowhere near being a real threat to the top-tier, I think returning for the USO would be good just for the experience in the long-run. He'll still be a low seed and therefore should be able to get through the first 2 rounds against unseeded players (even if only at 80-90% health) before most likely getting crushed against a Top 8 player in the 3rd Round. But this would be a great way to learn and develop going forward and if nothing else would salvage some ranking points from the summer HC season, while only playing 3 matches and still giving him more than a week to recover before Davis Cup.