Vasek Pospisil was unable to advance past the second round of the U.S. Open qualifiers.
The Vernon tennis star lost 6-3, 4-6, 2-6 to American Zachary Svajda on Friday, Aug. 25, in a match that was delayed the day before.
Pospisil racked up nine aces in the match but also had six double faults, and was just 2 for 10 on break points. Svajda had a 63-48 edge in service points won.
In Wednesday’s first round of qualifiers, Pospisil defeated Spain’s Pedro Martinez 7-6, 6-7, 6-4.
The U.S. Open kicks off Monday and runs until Sept. 10.
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Brendan Shykora
Reporter, Vernon Morning Star
Email me at Brendan.Shykora@vernonmorningstar.com
