Vernon’s Vasek Pospisil gets another crack at Canadian teen tennis sensation Felix Auger-Aliassime.
The two tennis stars face off in the opening round of the Rogers Cup Tuesday in Auger-Aliassime’s hometown of Montreal.
Auger-Aliassime beat Pospisil in four sets (5-7, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3) in the opening round of Wimbledon a few weeks ago, Pospisils’ first match in eighth months following back surgery. Auger-Aliassime beat Pospisil 6-2, 7-6 in Indian Wells, Cal. in March 2018 in their only other meeting.
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Pospisil is competing at the Rogers Cup for the sixth time. He made it to an all-Canadian semifinal in 2013, losing to Milos Raonic, who will face American Taylor Fritz in his opening round match in Montreal.
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There are six Canadians in the main draw at the Rogers Cup.
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