Vasek

TORONTO — When Vasek Pospisil was young, his dad would constantly remind him that quitting was never an option. The principle took and guided Pospisil right through the final strokes of a wonderful career, which concluded Sunday night with a gutsy three-set defeat.

Competing on Centre Court as a wild-card entry in the first round of the National Bank Open presented by Rogers, Pospisil lost 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to Argentinian qualifier Facundo Bagnis on Sunday night at Sobeys Stadium in Toronto.