Vasek Pospisil

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Popsisil Pops Khachanov's US Open Chances

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Canadian Vasek Pospisil walked onto Court 12 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Tuesday evening seeking his first tour-level win of the season. And after three hours and 51 minutes, the 29-year-old left the court with an impressive victory at the US Open.

Pospisil outlasted No. 9 seed Karen Khachanov 4-6, 7-5, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, advancing to the second round in Flushing Meadows for the fourth time and for the second consecutive year. The World No. 216, who is in the main draw with a protected ranking, struck 15 aces and crushed 53 total winners to earn his fifth Top 10 triumph (5-26).

"I played a very high level. Executed the game plan really well. That was just to be super aggressive any time I had a little bit of time. Obviously Karen hits a really big ball. When he has time on the stroke, he's extremely dangerous. Overall he's very dangerous," Pospisil said. " I just tried to really go for my forehand and tried to serve well, which I did for the most part. It was a physical match there at the end. I'm just glad I pulled through."

The key in the match was Pospisil's performance on break points both for and against him. The former World No. 25 converted four of the six break points he earned, whereas Khachanov was only able to take advantage of three of his 12 break chances.

"I've been working really hard. I did a ton of fitness before I kind of made my comeback just to make sure that I was strong. But, of course, match play is a different kind of beast," Pospisil said. "When the adrenaline goes up, it's different. But no, I've been playing matches now for the past month or so. Just super happy to get through."

Pospisil will next play American Tennys Sandgren.

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USO19: Vasek lepszy od Karena!

Vasek Pospisil d. [9] Karen Chaczanow 4-6 7-5 7-5 4-6 6-3

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CH: Vasek najlepszy w Las Vegas.

Las Vegas Tennis Open (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): In January, Vasek Pospisil was laying on an operating table. The Canadian had undergone back surgery to repair a herniated disc and would miss the next five months, before returning at Wimbledon.

On Sunday, Pospisil found his way back to the winners' circle. The 29-year-old claimed his eighth ATP Challenger Tour title and first in nearly two years, prevailing on the hard courts of Las Vegas. He defeated Aussie James Duckworth 7-5, 6-7(11), 6-3 in two hours and 26 minutes.

"He's a great competitor and it was just a really good match," said Pospisil. "It had some ups and downs and drama, which is expected in a final. I'm just happy I got through it. I wasn't serving as well as I would have liked to. The difference was that I started to be a little more aggressive. It was a very competitive match. From my end, it was about doing well on second serve returns and applying a bit of pressure."

Duckworth did well to deny five match points in the second set tie-break, but it was Pospisil who eventually converted his sixth. He completed an impressive week that saw him not drop a set en route to the final, also defeating Michael Mmoh, Peter Polansky, Mitchell Krueger, Taro Daniel and a red-hot Christopher O'Connell.

It has been an impressive comeback campaign for the Canadian, who is just 10 days removed from a Round of 16 appearance at the Rolex Shanghai Masters as a qualifier. There, he earned his second Top 20 win in recent weeks, upsetting Diego Schwartzman after toppling Karen Khachanov at the US Open.

"I still I have a lot of work to do. Tennis is all about ups and downs like anything else in life. For the moment I'm enjoying the wave I'm on and we'll see where it takes me."

The former World No. 25 will rise to No. 168 in the ATP Rankings.

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Challenger Q&A: Pospisil Goes Back-To-Back With Charlottesville Crown

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Canadian sits down with broadcaster Mike Cation after taking the title in Charlottesville
Vasek Pospisil opened his 2019 campaign in a position no player desires. The Candian was laying on an operating table after undergoing back surgery to repair a herniated disc. He would miss the next five months of the season, before returning at Wimbledon.

Now, the former World No. 25 is working to rebuild his ranking one tournament at a time. His recent results will go a long way to achieve that. On Sunday, Pospisil defeated countryman Brayden Schnur 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-2 to capture the crown at the ATP Challenger Tour event in Charlottesville.

Pospisil went back-to-back in Las Vegas and Charlottesville, securing his second straight title. The 29-year-old dropped a combined one set between the two tournaments, extending his win streak to 11 straight with his victory at the Boar's Head Sports Club.

It marked the first time two Canadians met in a Challenger final outside of Canada since 1999, when Frederic Niemeyer defeated Sebastian Lareau. Ironically, Niemeyer is now on Pospisil's coaching team, along with Frank Dancevic. The two are off to a strong start in their partnership.

Up to No. 153 in the ATP Rankings, Pospisil is in a hurry to return to return to the ATP Tour. Just last month he streaked to the Round of 16 at the Rolex Shanghai Masters as a qualifier, securing a Top 20 upset of Diego Schwartzman along the way. The Vernon native has won 15 of his last 16 matches overall and is making a late-season push to return to the Top 100.


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Pospisil spoke to broadcaster Mike Cation following the final...

Congrats Vasek. Your second title in a row. I can imagine the Vegas win meant a lot to you, in terms of that final push to have a trophy before the end of the year. What does this one in Charlottesville mean to you?
They both feel great. Obviously, Vegas was amazing coming back from the surgery I had in January. I had a different perspective on the sport and on life. A lot of things have changed and it's the first time I'm coming back from a major injury.

You're never quite sure how your body and your game is going to respond, being the first time. So far it's much better than I expected. I put in a lot of hard work to come back to this level. I didn't expect it be this fast, but right now I'm feeling great.

You played 16 matches in your last three tournaments, between Shanghai, Vegas and now Charlottesville. In the second set it looked like the groin might be tight. How's the body right now?
You know, it was on one return in the tie-break where I lunged and made a weird step. My hip was hurting a little bit. That is to be expected. I haven't played this many matches in more than a year. When you're doing that after a surgery, it just shows that I'm in better shape than expected. I was getting a little tired and the last couple days there was stiffness in my lower back. You can't take any chances, but I think it took a toll definitely.

All week long you were able to get into your patterns, hitting the backhand slice up the line and setting up in the deuce corner with the forehand cross. You moved in to the net a lot too. Brayden took you out of that a little today. How did you acclimate?
He did and honestly I thought he was playing really well. At one point at the end of the second set and beginning of the third, I was accepting that he was serving better than me. I was a little off with my serve to start. I was just playing scrappy tennis at the time, just to hang in there, because he was being very offensive off the return.

I made an adjustment on my serve in the third set and that maybe made a bit of a difference. I was able to relax more in my service games and it allowed me to be more aggressive. It changed the match around.

What were your goals when you first started and how have they changed now with your successes in the last month?
I wasn't even setting any goals. It was a situation where I was first coming back and wasn't sure how my body would even react to match play. My goal was to finish the year healthy and get to the offseason in a good state of mind and a good physical state. And to then focus on 2020. That was it.

Obviously, not playing for most of the year will make you go that route. Right now, with the results I've had the past couple months, it's completely unexpected and I won't take it for granted. I'm more ready than I thought to climb back up the rankings. I'll be going into the Australian Open with higher goals after this past month.

Being at No. 152 with nothing to defend until July is a pretty good situation.
Yeah for sure, it's a pretty good spot to be in.

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You mentioned you have a fresh perspective after the surgery. How do you now view Challengers and their role in pro tennis?
That's a complex question. It's such an important level and there are still things to improve, including continuing to build on the prize money. They aren't the biggest events we have and they aren't bringing in big revenue, but there has to be a balance where the major events are contributing more.

Long term that will affect the sport in a positive way, when you have more than 300 guys who can make a living. Maybe more guys will play tennis and more will invest in their bodies to make a better product. If there's a way to funnel more money into these smaller events, that would be important.

You celebrated with a drink in Las Vegas. How will you celebrate now as you're heading to Knoxville?
Taco Bell.

That's the weirdest one I've ever heard.
You know, my coach Frank Dancevic and I were driving by Taco Bell and said how much we love it. But we never eat it. We decided if I win the tournament we're going to have a big cheat meal and absolutely destroy it. That's what we're doing.

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CH: kolejny tytuł Vaska.

Charlottesville Men's Pro Challenger (Charlottesville, Virginia, USA): Vasek Pospisil went back-to-back in Las Vegas and Charlottesville, securing his second straight title on Sunday. The 29-year-old defeated countryman Brayden Schnur 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-2 in two hours and four minutes to prevail at the Boar's Head Sports Club.
Former World No. 25 Pospisil, who is in the midst of a comeback from back surgery, is in a hurry to return to return to the ATP Tour. After streaking to the Round of 16 at the Rolex Shanghai Masters as a qualifier, he has reeled off 11 straight victories at the Challenger level. He did not drop a set on the outdoor hard courts of Las Vegas and relinquished only one on the indoor hard courts of Charlottesville.

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Shapovalov/Pospisil Send Canada To Davis Cup SFs; Djokovic Helps Serbia To QFs

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Vasek Pospisil and Denis Shapovalov led Canada past Australia in the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup Finals on Thursday, battling past John Peers and Jordan Thompson 6-4, 6-4 in a deciding doubles rubber.

Pospisil began the tie strongly for Canada, defeating John Millman 7-6(7), 6-4 to move his country within one win of the semi-finals. But Alex de Minaur rallied for Australia, beating Shapovalov 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 to force a doubles match to make the doubles a decider.

After dropping the first set, Thompson and Peers sprinted to a 3-0 lead in the second set. But Pospisil and Shapovalov won six of the next seven games to clinch the victory for Canada, which will face Serbia or Russia on Saturday for a spot in the championship tie.

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2019 w liczbach:

Ranking: 150
Bilans meczów: 6-6
Tytuły: 0
Finały: 0
Zarobki: $308,955

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Canadian qualifier Vasek Pospisil continued his career resurgence with a convincing 6-4, 6-2 victory over Portuguese Joao Sousa, runner-up three years ago in Auckland (l. to Sock). Pospisil wrapped up last season with a third-round showing at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Shanghai and back-to back ATP Challenger Tour titles. Next up is a blockbuster second-round clash with second seed and fellow Canadian Denis Shapovalov.

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In the only other main draw match of the day, Canadian Vasek Pospisil was perfect on break points and beat Slovenian Aljaz Bedene 6-3, 6-4. The 29-year-old Pospisil saved all five break points faced and converted both break points he saw on Bedene's serve.

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Canadian Vasek Pospisil evened his ATP Head2Head series with countryman Denis Shapovalov, upsetting the third seed 6-2, 6-3 to also reserve his place in the quarter-finals.
Pospisil won 86 per cent (36/42) of his service points and didn't face a break point to avenge his ASB Classic second-round loss to Shapovalov. The veteran Canadian will next meet Spain's Feliciano Lopez or three-time former champion Richard Gasquet of France.

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Three-time Montpellier champion Richard Gasquet continued his road to a fourth title at this ATP 250 event, rallying past Spanish veteran Feliciano Lopez 6-7(1), 6-4, 6-2 after two hours and five minutes. The Frenchman now leads his ATP Head2Head series with Lopez 7-1, and he will next face Canadian Vasek Pospisil, who beat countryman Denis Shapovalov on Wednesday.

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