2014 Citi Open: Raonic overwhelms countryman Pospisil in final

Washington, D.C., Aug. 3, 2014 – In an all-Canadian men’s singles final – the first-ever on the ATP Tour and in the Open Era – the hard-serving, second-seeded Milos Raonic earned his sixth career title by a score of 6-1, 6-4, over Vasek Pospisil. With his first ATP World Tour 500 series win, he added $316,400 to his earnings and is now ranked sixth in the world rankings.

Raonic’s total dominance in the match was reflected in the statistics. He had nine aces to five for Pospisil; won 93 percent of his first serves and 54 percent of his second; and converted four of six break point chances, while his opponent had none. Finally, he won 60 percent of the total points in the match.

Coming off the heels of a Wimbledon men’s doubles title with American Jack Sock,  it would have been a very tall order for Pospisil to win this match. In reaching the final, he had to beat the top seed, Tomas Berdych, in the second round, as well as the sixth seed, Richard Gasquet, in the semis. And because of inclement weather, he had to play more than three hours on Saturday just to make the Sunday final. Still, with Pospisil’s singles effort, his ranking rises from 36 to 28, and he wins $142,650.

Milos Raonic won the biggest singles title of his career with a straight-set win over Vasek Pospisil in the 2014 Citi Open final. (photo by Kwai Chan / Meniscus Magazine)

Vasek Pospisil ran out of gas against his Davis Cup teammate Milos Raonic in the 2014 Citi Open championship match. (photo by Kwai Chan / Meniscus Magazine)

Jack Sock, who won the Wimbledon men’s doubles title with Vasek Pospisil over the top-ranked Bob and Mike Bryan, lost in the second round of the 2014 Citi Open in two tiebreaks to eventual champion Milos Raonic. (photo by Kwai Chan / Meniscus Magazine)

Photos: 2014 Citi Open
all photos by Kwai Chan / Meniscus Magazine

Video: Milos Raonic Press Conference – Rogers Cup (Toronto), Aug. 4, 2014 – Meniscus Magazine
video by Mai D. Chan / Meniscus Magazine

A day after winning the first-ever all-Canadian men’s singles final in the Open Era in Washington, D.C., Milos Raonic addresses reporters in Toronto.

Video: Vasek Pospisil Press Conference – Rogers Cup (Toronto), Aug. 4, 2014 – Meniscus Magazine
video by Mai D. Chan / Meniscus Magazine

The Canadian player talks about reaching his first ATP singles final, and the perils of having to choose between rooting for his countryman Milos Raonic versus his doubles partner Jack Sock, with whom he won the Wimbledon title. In French and English.