LONDON, England - Before trying for another win against Andy Murray, Milos Raonic will have to get over another painful loss to Roger Federer.The 23-year-old Canadian takes on home favourite Murray on Tuesday at the ATP Finals, the prestigious year-end mens tennis tournament. Both players lost their opening first-round matches on the weekend, with Murray going down to U.S. Open runner-up Kei Nishikori and Raonic losing in straight sets to six-time champion Federer.After defeating the Federer for the first time in his career just over a week earlier in Paris, Raonic was far from pleased with his showing in Sundays rematch against his nemesis.I get pretty angry when I lose, so Im going to have to learn how to slap myself out of it, said the hard-serving player from Thornhill, Ont., who fell to 1-7 against Federer in his career.Raonic, the first Canadian singles player to qualify for the year-end tournament, was trounced 6-1 in the first set against Federer. Raonic then fought back in the second set before failing to convert on set point. Federer made him pay, forcing a tiebreak that he easily won 7-0.While Raonic has long struggled against Federer, he carries a 4-2 record over Murray into Tuesdays match.The eighth-ranked Canadian won their last meeting in the fourth round at Indian Wells in March. Murrays only wins came two years ago in Miami (walkover) and New York (fourth round).But the sixth-ranked Scot is fighting for his pride at home and will no doubt be a threat after clawing into the eight-man season wrapup with three autumn titles in the space of five weeks.Its a completely different match, things are going to be quite different than the first match, said Raonic. We both have more of an idea what we need to do different for the next round.Its going to be about who necessarily adjusts better, who can play better come Tuesday night.Raonic said that competing indoors in London at the onset of winter contrasts sharply from summer days on the grass of Wimbledon across the city.You are here really looking to cap the year off on a high note, to push, and only against the best players in the world, Raonic said. In Wimbledon, come that time of year, you could be having a poor year up to that point.Its a good way that you could turn it around. Its still relatively early in the season (at Wimbledon). One big result there can change a lot for the following few months. Thats probably the biggest difference.Unlike other tournaments, a round-robin loss at the Finals does not necessarily mean total defeat, through the mathematics and countback formulas can quickly get complex.At the end of the day, its just a tournament with a different format, he said. There are a few more perks (private dressing room for each singles player, boat transport from the tournament hotel down the Thames).You get treated a bit better and so forth than you would necessarily at other events. But you are just trying to be as efficient and as proficient as possible in finding a way to prepare for your matches so you can play your best level when needed.Raonic will be seeking his 50th win of the season when he faces Murray.Also Tuesday, Torontos Daniel Nestor and Serbian partner Nenad Zimonjic face the French duo of Julien Benneteau and Edouard Roger-Vasselin. Nestor and Zimonjic, two-time champions at the year-end event, lost their first match 6-3, 7-5 to Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo on Sunday. Matt Barnes Jersey . The appointment of Boullier continues the behind-the-scenes restructuring at McLaren, who recently brought back former team principal Ron Dennis as its new chief executive. Golden State Warriors Gear . 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Kevin Love looks like a man thats wondering what he got himself into.MINNEAPOLIS -- Kevin Love worked all summer long to put an injury plagued season behind him and reclaim his spot as the best power forward in the league. LaMarcus Aldridge of the Portland Trail Blazers is one of the players standing in his way. In their first head-to-head matchup of the season, Love pounced on a road-weary Aldridge and grabbed Round 1. Love had 29 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists to outshine Aldridge in the Minnesota Timberwolves 120-109 victory over Portland on Wednesday night. "Awesome," Wolves point guard Ricky Rubio said. "Theres no words to describe. Hes doing a great job leading this team in scoring, rebounding, even assisting. Hes taking my job." Nikola Pekovic had 30 points and nine rebounds and Kevin Martin scored 22 for the Timberwolves, who led by 32 in the second quarter and held off a charge in the second half from the Blazers. Damian Lillard had 36 points, six assists and six rebounds and Aldridge had 15 points and 14 boards for the weary Trail Blazers, who lost for the first time in six games. It was just their fifth loss of the season in 27 games and came at the end of a four-game road trip. The Timberwolves outscored Portland 72-34 in the paint and shot 49.5 per cent from the field. Aldridge, one of the early leaders in the MVP race thanks to Portlands remarkable start, made just 7 of 22 shots. "Just one of those nights," Aldridge said. "I couldnt throw a rock in a lake if I tried to, even if I was standing in the water." The Blazers have been the most surprising team of this young season, and they stormed into Target Center fresh off two straight heart-pounding victories on last-second shots by Lillard that gave them the best record in the NBA. But playing their fourth road game in five nights, their legs were heavy, their shots where shaky and the Wolves pounced. Love owned the first 24 minutes. 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Lillard scored 17 points in the third, and his step-back 3 brought Portland to 86-75 with 2:04 to play in the quarter. "Two things, one is you dont know when to pull a plug on a game like this, and two with our team, with our ability to shoot, you just dont know," Stotts said. Martin, who missed Monday nights game in Boston with a sore left knee, responded with a 3 and J.J. Barea hit two big 3s in the closing seconds of the quarter to push the lead back to 22. Lillard hit two 3s and Nicolas Batum, who scored 20 points, scored on a putback and a 3-pointer to cut the deficit to five with 46 seconds to play, but the Wolves closed it out at the free-throw line. "You know last year, that probably wouldve been a game where we just said all right were going to give it a shot in the third quarter and in the fourth quarter we probably wouldve ended up laying down," Lillard said. "But we fought back, and I think with a minute and a half it was a game." NOTES: The Wolves announced that F Chase Budinger has been cleared for full-contact practice. Budinger has yet to play this year after having surgery to remove part of the meniscus in his left knee. ... It was the third career 30-point game for Pekovic. ... Lillard went 7 for 14 from 3, while the rest of the team went 7 for 26. ' ' '