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After dropping the first set, Pospisil managed to score a service break and led 4-2 in the second. But the inexorable Spaniard came back. “I just kind of physically and mentally got a little tired at one point in the match,” Pospisil said. “He just is relentless. He pounced on that. I lost any momentum I had there in the second set. Then it was just one-way traffic. It was just very tough.”

Always susceptible in humid conditions, Pospisil experienced a couple of difficult moments. “I was just bloated,” he explained. “I threw up a couple times. It’s just because I was trying to eat some food and I was drinking too much. I’m sweating more than I’m able to replace. It just makes it a challenge sometimes to fuel up on the court. Sometimes I don’t have any room in my stomach.”

Still the night in Ashe stadium was memorable. “I enjoyed it actually,” he said about the enormous arena. “I felt like it almost plays a little bit like an indoor court in some ways because it’s quite covered. The only trouble for me was the humidity. It didn’t help my case today. I felt like I was hitting the ball really well. I think that was just an extra challenge which isn’t ideal because challenges are great enough when you’re playing someone like Rafael.”

Pospisil added, “the quality of his strokes is really impressive. He hits the ball with a lot of power and spin. He covers the court extremely well. You have to go for it and play riskier than other players.”

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