Overview
- Pospisil’s farewell match ended with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 loss to qualifier Facundo Bagnis in 1 hour, 57 minutes on centre court
- The 35-year-old Canadian confirmed on July 21 that this tournament would mark the end of his 18-year professional career
- Wild-card entry Nicolas Arseneault opened his National Bank Open campaign with a 6-3, 7-6 (4) victory over France’s Valentin Royer in 1 hour, 45 minutes
- Ranked among the world’s top emerging talents, the 18-year-old will next face 18th seed Alexei Popyrin of Sydney, Australia
- Over his career, Pospisil achieved a singles ranking high of No. 25, attained No. 4 in doubles, won the 2014 Wimbledon and 2015 Indian Wells doubles titles, and helped Canada secure the 2022 Davis Cup