Monday was a day of two careers at opposite ends. On the one hand, there was Vasek Pospisil, the Canadian tennis icon who played his final professional match. And then there was Nicolas Arseneault, who made a winning debut on the ATP Tour.
Here is the Day 2 recap served up by Sobeys
Match Results
The biggest on-court highlights of the day came as the sun was starting to get low.
First, there was 18-year-old Arseneault. The teen was granted a wildcard into his first main draw on the ATP Tour and he took full advantage. Arseneault looked calm, cool (even in the 40-degree heat) and collected as he took down qualifier Valentin Royer in straight sets to make a winning start on tour.
Then there was Pospisil, playing in what turned out to be the final match of his professional career. He put up a strong fight against Facundo Bagnis on Centre Court but, as he would concede in his post-match press conference, the Canadian had nothing left in the tank. His career came to an end with a three-set loss. He was honoured on court with a ceremony after his match.
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The day kicked off with three qualifying matches wrapping up to complete the draw. The highlight was Canadian Dan Martin, whose clash with Japan’s Taro Daniel was locked at 5-5, deuce, on Martin’s serve in the third set when it started raining on Saturday. Martin came flying out of the gate on the restart, quickly holding serve and then racing ahead love-40, triple match point, on Daniel’s serve. He converted his fourth match point to qualify for his first ATP Tour main draw.
Main draw play began not long after, with 2021 Toronto runner-up Reilly Opelka kicking off the 2025 event with a win over Sebastian Ofner.
CLICK HERE for all of the qualifying results on Saturday.
Around the Grounds
407 ETR Family Weekend continued on Sunday.
In the afternoon, Arthur Fils of France stopped by the main stage in the middle of the site to chat with Arash Madani in the first edition of Tennis Talk at this year’s National Bank Open. Karen Khachanov also joined Arash later in the day for a chat.
Gabriel Diallo swung by the Rogers Fan Hub for a visit and an autograph session. Jakub Mensik, meanwhile, wowed fans at the 407 Fast Serve cage.
The canine presence at the 2025 NBO remained strong on Sunday, with both Cameron Norrie and Pedro Martinez swinging by for some dog therapy.
Speaking of dogs, for those who saw the story of Bolt, who paid a visit to Denis Shapovalov at the NBO from the Ontario SPCA York Region Animal Centre in Stouffville, we thought you would like to know that in less than 24 hours of Bolt’s story being told, he was adopted.
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Feature Photo : Tyler Anderson
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