Canadian Open 2024: Sebastian Korda vs Vasek Pospisil preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds and pick
Match Details
Fixture: Sebastian Korda vs (WC) Vasek Pospisil
Date: August 6, 2024
Tournament: National Bank Open 2024
Round: First Round (Round of 64)
Venue: IGA Stadium, Montreal, Canada
Category: ATP Masters 1000
Surface: Hard
Prize Money: $6,795,555
Live Telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Sky Sports | Canada - Sportsnet, TVA Sports
Sebastian Korda vs Vasek Pospisil preview
One of the first-round matches at the 2024 Canadian Open will feature young American Sebastian Korda taking on local favorite Vasek Pospisil. Korda has been in good form, winning his second career title at the Citi Open, defeating Flavio Cobolli of Italy in the final.
Overall, the American player has a 27-16 record for the season. Besides the Citi Open victory, Korda made it to another final at the Libema Open, losing to Alex de Minaur. In hard-court events, Korda reached the quarter-final of the Dubai Open but had to retire from his match against Andrey Rublev. The World No. 18 also reached the semi-final of the Adelaide International, losing to Jiri Lehecka.
Vasek Pospisil has only played one match on the tour level this year. The Canadian has mostly played on the challenger-level tours and in the qualifying rounds at a handful of the ATP events. Due to his nationality, he received a wildcard to play at the Canadian Open.
Pospisil once was a top 30 player, as he attained a career-high ranking of 25 in 2014. However, a steady decline in performance due to injuries and other health reasons has now seen the Canadian rank beyond 600.
Sebastian Korda vs Vasek Pospisil head-to-head
Korda has a 1-0 advantage in the head-to-head over Pospisil, having won the only match at the 2021 Citi Open.
Sebastian Korda vs Vasek Pospisil odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Sebastian Korda vs Vasek Pospisil prediction
Korda has started to play to his potential on the Tour. His Citi Open triumph will give the American immense confidence, which he will look to carry forward at the Canadian Open. A good showing at the event will help Korda come nearer to the top 10 Rankings and come in the reckoning for the top 8 for the year-ending championships in Turin.
Pospisil is a player who is in the latter stages of his career. The Canadian has struggled to notch up wins at the challenger tournaments and has not qualified for any noteworthy ATP events of late. Pospisil has yet to win a singles title in his career, and his current form makes it extremely unlikely for him to win one.
Given the current form, Korda is the outright favorite to win this match.
Pick- Korda to win in straight sets