Eugenie Bouchard takes the stage at the National Bank Open with retirement on the horizon.
The pre-match narrative: Bouchard has only played five times in the last two years and will wrap up her career at this event in her hometown of Montreal. The 31-year-old Canadian is a sizeable underdog against Colombian Emiliana Arango in the opening round.
Check out our Bouchard vs. Arango odds and my best bet for the July 28 tennis match.
Bouchard vs. Arango odds
Full National Bank Open betting markets
| Markets | Betting odds |
| Bouchard to win | +240 |
| Arango to win | -350 |
| Bouchard +5 games | -120 |
| Arango -5 games | -112 |
| Bouchard +1.5 sets | -112 |
| Arango -1.5 sets | -143 |
| Over 19.5 games | -125 |
| Under 19.5 games | -106 |
Bouchard vs. Arango odds as of 1:45 p.m. on 07/28/2025.
Best women’s tennis pick
Best bet: Arango -1.5 sets (-121)
There was a point when Bouchard was the best thing going in Canadian tennis, reaching the Wimbledon final in 2014 and the semis in the French Open and Australian Open in the same year.
But that was a long time ago.
A shoulder injury in 2021 put Bouchard out of commission for 17 months, and she hasn’t quite been the same since.
- 2022 record: 6-9
- 2023 record: 11-12
- 2024 record: 2-2
Bouchard has been out of the game for a while, turning to professional pickleball instead. She lost her only tennis match in 2025 in straight sets to Anna Sinclair Rogers earlier this month.
Arango isn’t a great player by any means. But at least she’s been active.
The Colombian has a middling 19-16 record this year, but that includes a stellar 13-4 record on hard courts. She made a finals appearance at the Merida Open in March.
Arango had a tough transition to clay and lost four straight matches on grass, but a return to hard against an opponent with little to no professional reps in the last two years should get her back in the win column.
Key stat: Bouchard’s 53.04% win rate on hard courts is her worst of any outdoor surface.
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