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Disappointing loss in Monte Carlo I think Vasek is injured he told CBC he has other injuries besides the back. What is going on here? Why is Vasek playing if he is injured.
Probably money and the hope of ranking points.
Disappointing loss in Monte Carlo I think Vasek is injured he told CBC he has other injuries besides the back. What is going on here? Why is Vasek playing if he is injured.
Probably money and the hope of ranking points.
he told CBC he has other injuries besides the back.
Money, yes...1R exit earns roughly the same as winning this week's Sarasota Challenger. Ranking points and confidence...decidedly a "no"; 10 points and a butt-kick to the curb by RBA is not worth the injury risk if he's really still niggled by something wrong in the body.
Yahoo Tennis Canada says that Vasek had back spasms last week in Bucharest. It seems insane that Pospisil is playing glad he withdrew from Munich this week. The guy is not using common sense if he is having back spasms he needs to see a doctor! This is INSANE! Vasek hasn't won a match since January due to the back pain. Why not go see a doctor and get a proper diagnosis?
good win today vs Dusan Lajovic, maybe hes finally over his injury?
looks like he has a pretty good path to the final now with ferrer out, hopefully he does!
I see top 25, maybe top 20 as his max potential. He definitely is not going to be as good as Milos. He doesnt have big enough weapons even considering his relatively young age, and that was shown in his recent Davis cup match vs Djokovic where he was made to look almost useless.
Sadly, Pospisil falls 7-6(3) 6-7(5) 4-6.
As happy as I am about the week he had, he really should have gotten by Becker, despite the fact he hadn't strung more than 2 wins in a row since the beginning of the year. Oh well, it was a close match at least. Hopefully this gives him just enough confidence to have a good showing at Wimbledon. I know it's sometimes not this simple, but being a seed now I hope he at least makes it to the 3rd round.
Vasek Pospisil @VasekPospisil Jun 19
Tough match today but a good week nonetheless. Officially the first pain free tournament of the year. Feels great!!
Yeah, I think he'll go pretty far if he ever learns how to beat at least 3 people in a row. Because that's kinda necessary. And he kinda hasn't done that this year.
Injuries aside, I still believe there's a lot of work to be done between Popsicle's ears, and I'm not sure his current coach is the one to do it.
The tools are there but not the belief, and he's really struggled with becoming the hunted.
Funny thing: Vasek Pospisil's surname for Polish-speaking people sounds like a form of the verb 'speed up'. It's something like "Vasek Accelerated"![]()
Funny thing: Vasek Pospisil's surname for Polish-speaking people sounds like a form of the verb 'speed up'. It's something like "Vasek Accelerated"![]()
Today was the first time I have watched a full match of his. In my opinion he needs to improve his fitness and learn some patience - so often, he was going for too much too soon.
They're likely related. He never recovered from a long rally when serving for the second set - that speaks volumes. Also, his emotions often seem to use up too much of his energy.Today was the first time I have watched a full match of his. In my opinion he needs to improve his fitness and learn some patience - so often, he was going for too much too soon.
I'm sorry, but I can't agree with most of this. I definitely don't think Vasek is capable of challenging or surpassing Milos as Canada's top player. He's just too lacking in consistency and mental strength.
Also, I strongly disagree with the statement that "he has shown he can respond to pressure situations" (at least in singles). Other than the Rogers Cup run, where he was greatly helped by the boisterous Montreal fans and partisan atmosphere, and the Davis Cup tie against Israel a couple of years ago (I don't even know if this should count since those were far from top singles players), he's generally crumbled under the pressure. He choked horribly at both Wimbledon and the USO this year and, again excluding the outlier Israel tie, has a very mediocre record in DC singles. Losing to Djoker and Tipsy in Serbia is forgivable, but he also blew a 2-sets lead against Seppi on that ice-like indoor court in Vancouver, forcing him and Nestor to come through in doubles against Italy.
I see Vasek topping out at no higher than #25-30 in the rankings next year and likely falling drastically after he fails to defend his Rogers Cup SF points.
They're likely related. He never recovered from a long rally when serving for the second set - that speaks volumes. Also, his emotions often seem to use up too much of his energy.
He's almost as bad as Isner when it comes to groundstrokes. He's just another guy who can only serve and I'm not sure why because a year or 2 ago he was looking promising. He has over 30 unforced errors against Agut. Anytime they are in a rally he loses. Awful tennis.
Vasek is a very athletic player. He has better movement than Milos, but has been hampered by injuries, poor shot selection in long rallies and likely lack of self confidence or belief he can beat the top 20. Milos has made much better strides this past year improving his movement, service placement and confidence in closing our tight rallies or games. The rankings tell the story.
Vasek always plays Federer close. I think he has won a set in every match they've played.
That's why I'm always surprised to see him lose so often to lesser players.
Vasek is a very athletic player. He has better movement than Milos, but has been hampered by injuries, poor shot selection in long rallies and likely lack of self confidence or belief he can beat the top 20. Milos has made much better strides this past year improving his movement, service placement and confidence in closing our tight rallies or games. The rankings tell the story.
Okay thanks. Well, I hope he fixes whatever is holding him back.