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killer_carlson · 09-15-2013, 08:33 AM

Geeze .... That interview with Popsicle about how he is preparing or today or feeling about today did not inspire any confidence.

Someone needs to get this guy a sports psycologist

killer_carlson · 09-15-2013, 09:15 AM

Popsicle with an elbow injury in the first set. Looked like a hyper extension.

Will affect his backhand apparently, according to the commontators. Seems to be ok in the first game back, but the key will be when he has to return serve.

GirlySports · 09-15-2013, 09:51 AM

Long first set. It'll hurt whoever loses it

killer_carlson · 09-15-2013, 09:56 AM

Yeah, i agree. I think posicle folds if he loses this set.

Heading to a tie break.

The Big Chill · 09-15-2013, 10:16 AM

Looks like he may be running out of steam.

killer_carlson · 09-15-2013, 10:26 AM

I dont think he had his head in it from the start.

Inglewood Jack · 09-15-2013, 10:35 AM

Someone may have already mentioned this, but between Raonic, Dancevic, Nestor (all of Serbian descent) and Pospisil (Czech) our team is almost as Serbian as the opposition. Either way it's sort of going to be a win for the host country...yeah I know we're the ones who raised and put our training resources into them but it's still funny.

spiteface · 09-15-2013, 11:02 AM

raonic is Montenegrin

GirlySports · 09-15-2013, 11:18 AM

come on Vasek! make the choker choke!

KootenayFlamesFan · 09-15-2013, 11:19 AM

Glad to see him fight back. Love to see him come back to win this set and make things interesting.

GirlySports · 09-15-2013, 11:30 AM

Vasek has momentum going into this tiebreak, come on!

GirlySports · 09-15-2013, 11:40 AM

wooooooo come on, 4 match points saved!

GirlySports · 09-15-2013, 11:45 AM

oh no, hope that injury is not serious

troutman · 09-15-2013, 11:46 AM

Don't cry son - you played like a lion.

Matty81 · 09-15-2013, 11:47 AM

Amazing effort to get this far... would have made big money if you bet on Canada as a DC semifinalist.

Hopefully Vashy isn't hurt... Has a great chance to keep building on his top 40 ranking over the last couple months of the season.

Great effort this weekend, lost but fought incredibly hard.

KootenayFlamesFan · 09-15-2013, 11:48 AM

Kind of a heartbreaking ending..........he fought so well to come back and then loses it on a gutsy play that ends with an injury. Really impressed with him, really showed some character there.

Matty81 · 09-15-2013, 11:58 AM

Good news.. they get automatic entry into the world group next year, ranked 7th in the world and will be seeded, avoiding France, Spain, Serbia in the first round in February.

GirlySports · 09-15-2013, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Matty81

Good news.. they get automatic entry into the world group next year, ranked 7th in the world and will be seeded, avoiding France, Spain, Serbia in the first round in February.

I think they get one of these guys, unless the rankings change.

Italy (road)
Netherlands (home)
Great Britain
Switzerland
Germany
Australia
Belgium
Japan

nemanja2306 · 09-15-2013, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by polak

I'm surprised there hasn't been any problems (that we know about at least). Drunken, foreign sports fans in Eastern Europe tends to be a powder keg.

Why? If it were a football (soccer) match, there would be concerns for sure, but tennis fans are different. Yes, even in Eastern Europe.
Even the football fans, the problems are caused by the organised fan clubs, not by your every day, casual, soccer fan.

Congratulations are in order for Milos, Nestor and Pospil, each played extremely well. And the two wins were more than deserved.

Extremely happy we are in another final, especially since it's going to be in Belgrade again. Gonna be craaaazy... (if we win)

polak · 09-15-2013, 12:16 PM

Sucks to lose, sort of happy I slept through it but good work on the side of our guys!

Who would've dreamed that Canada would be playing in the SF and not only that, but playing well and taking it so far. Hopefully we can develop some of our younger guys and can start really contending like this on a regular basis. If we had another top 20 guy, we'd be a powerhouse.

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Originally Posted by nemanja2306

Why? If it were a football (soccer) match, there would be concerns for sure, but tennis fans are different. Yes, even in Eastern Europe.
Even the football fans, the problems are caused by the organised fan clubs, not by your every day, casual, soccer fan.

I'm just saying that I wouldn't be overly confident walking around chanting "Canada" while fully decked out in Canadian colors on the streets of an Eastern European city. Of course Tennis is different than soccer but still.