Vasek Pospisil made his discomfort and that of many ATP players more than evident during his first round match at the Miami Open against Mackenzie McDonald, where he ended up losing in a scene that once again exposed the Canadian tennis player.
In the middle of the game Pospisil was punished with one point for verbal abuse, which allowed McDonald to take the first set. “I spent an hour and a half with the ATP president yelling at me at a meeting where I tried to unite the players. The ATP president. Bring me here. You fucking moron! Why am I supporting this shitty business? you're going to disqualify I'm going to sue the ATP “Pospisil said before chair umpire Arnaud Gabas.
It should be remembered that Pospisil, who is part of the ATP Players Council (hence his presence at the meeting with Gaudenzi) has been a strong supporter of Novak Djokovic from the beginning and has supported the Serbian in the creation of the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA for its acronym in English), which is not yet recognized by the ATP.
After the controversial scene, Pospisil himself wrote a message on his social networks this Thursday as an apology for what happened and blaming the confrontation he had with Gaudenzi at that meeting. “I would like to apologize for my behavior yesterday on the court at the Miami Masters. I disrespected the sport that I love and I am very sorry for it. If it is worth explaining, I felt very nervous at the meeting that the players and executives of the ATP last night and I underestimated what those reactions could provoke in me until I jumped on the track today. Again I regret my behavior on the track and the language I used. “