Vasek Pospisil rides 14 aces to straight-sets victory in Marseille opener
Vancouver’s Vasek Pospisil advanced to the second round of the Open 13 Provence tennis tournament with a 7-6 (6), 6-3 win over Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori on Tuesday in Marseille, France.
Pospisil fired 14 aces in the win and saved five of six break points he faced. He converted two of his five break point chances.
Pospisil, who entered the tournament ranked 98th in the world, improved to 7-4 this season.
He will next face world No. 29 Hubert Hurkacz on Wednesday.
Raonic advances at Delray Beach
Canada’s Milos Raonic advanced to the second round of the Delray Beach Open tennis tournament with a 6-2, 6-2 win over lucky loser Denis Istomin on Tuesday.
Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., had trouble getting his first serves to land, but when he did he was deadly. He connected on just 48 per cent of first serves, but scored on 95 per cent of first serve points, including nine aces.
WATCH | Raonic rallies for win over Istomin:
Raonic converted four of his 10 break point opportunities, and saved both break points he faces.
Istomin, from Uzbekistan, was a late replacement for Italy’s Andreas Seppi, who withdrew with a left leg injury. Seppi played in the final of the New York Open on Sunday, losing to Kyle Edmund.
Raonic, ranked No. 37 in the world, next faces Germany’s Cedrik-Marcel Stebe.
