Stop the presses! Canadians Pospisil and Raonic practice together at Wimbledon!

WIMBLEDON - You'd think this would be a regular scene by now, two Canadians in the top echelons of the game, both seeded at Grand Slams, practicing together.

Certainly it happens with players from other countries – the Spaniards, the French, the Argentines, the Italians, the Serbs, the Croats ... but with the Canadians – on both the men's and women's sides – it's all too rare.

So it was great to see Milos Raonic and Vasek Pospisil having a hit Saturday at Wimbledon.

Here's what it looked like:

First, the two warmed up together on a practice court at Aorangi Park, which is attached to the main Wimbledon complex.

Then, they moved completely across the site to Court 12, where they played a practice set and a couple of tiebreakers.

Pospisil coach Frédéric Fontang had to make a quick wardrobe change; he wasn't wearing all-white while on the practice courts (which is allowed, although most players do wear the white), but had to follow the rules when they went on an actual match court.

(From the lack of Lacoste on the white duds, looks like Fontang had to do a little borrowing from his pupil).

The two Canucks chatted amiably afterwards. Pospisil knew that Raonic was playing Australian Matthew Ebden in the first round. Raonic asked Pospisil who he was playing. When he heard it was Robin Haase of the Netherlands, he offered up that he'd played him a couple of days ago, at an exhibition match at Stoke Park.

Raonic also asked whether Pospisil was playing doubles – he is, with American Jack Sock.

Raonic is still wearing the protective sleeve on his right arm – a white version, naturally, to go by the tournament's "predominantly white" rules.

Pospisil said his back is feeling very good at the moment. "It's nice to be able to just focus on tennis, on what I need to improve," he said.

The most interesting thing about the practice is that neither Canadian was speaking English to his coach. Raonic was interacting in Serbo-Croatian with Croatian coach Ivan Ljubicic; Pospisil was doing the same in French with French coach Fontang.

It's an easier thing for Raonic to do, since it's a language he still speaks at home with his parents (when he's home). For Pospisil, it's a really good effort. The Vancouver native already spoke decent French before this – he's a fine tribute to the French immersion program in Vancouver. But it's getting better by the day.