Pospisil, Raonic in 1st all-Canada final
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SETTING up the first all-Canadian final on the men’s tour, 13th-seeded Vasek Pospisil edged sixth-seeded Richard Gasquet of France 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-5 on Saturday at the Citi Open, where he’ll face Milos Raonic for the title.
Pospisil was two points from losing while serving and trailing 4-5 in the third set. But he came back to hold, then broke in the next game.
Pospisil dropped his racket on the court behind the baseline and raised his arms after ending the match. He reached his first career final — and won for the second time in Washington on Saturday.
About 7 1/2 hours earlier, Pospisil finished off a rain-interrupted 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-4 quarterfinal victory against 10th-seeded Santiago Giraldo of Colombia. That match was suspended on Friday night, two points into the third set.
Pospisil will meet second seed Raonic, who beat Donald Young of the US 6-4, 7-5.
The ATP said it’ll be the first time in the Open era, which began in 1968, that two Canadian men are in a final.
Raonic, 23, was born in Montenegro, moved to Canada at age 3, and now lives in Monte Carlo. Pospisil, 24, was born in British Columbia and now lives in the Bahamas.
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