Vasek Pospisil
August 7, 2025
“My parents escaped the communist regime in former Czechoslovakia. I was born a year after they came to Canada in a small town Vernon, BC. We didn’t have many resources, but my dad’s passion was tennis. From a very young age, tennis was all I ever wanted to do, and I dedicated my whole life to the sport. The sacrifices were immense. My dad quit his job, saved up money to spend on my career. When I was young, I never really understood everything. But when I hit my early-to-mid teens, there was definitely some new pressure. Never from my parents or family, but more from myself. I wanted to give back to my family what they had put in. Throughout a player’s career, it’s hard to really say when was the moment you ‘made it’ because you’re also hoping you’re not a one-hit wonder. I had some good results along the way, but the moment where it felt like it to me was the semifinals at the Masters event in Montreal. I’d built enough confidence where I felt like I could win matches on the tour consistently. The first time I realized that we needed a player’s association was
“My parents escaped the communist regime in former Czechoslovakia. I was born a year after they came to Canada in a small town Vernon, BC. We didn’t have many resources, but my dad’s passion was tennis. From a very young age, tennis was all I ever wanted to do, and I dedicated my whole life to the sport. The sacrifices were immense. My dad quit his job, saved up money to spend on my career. When I was young, I never really understood everything. But when I hit my early-to-mid teens, there was definitely some new pressure. Never from my parents or family, but more from myself. I wanted to give back to my family what they had put in. Throughout a player’s career, it’s hard to really say when was the moment you ‘made it’ because you’re also hoping you’re not a one-hit wonder. I had some good results along the way, but the moment where it felt like it to me was the semifinals at the Masters event in Montreal. I’d built enough confidence where I felt like I could win matches on the tour consistently. The first time I realized that we needed a player’s association was