Genie Bouchard waved goodbye to professional tennis with a hard-fought loss. The 31-year-old Canadian bowed out to 17th seed Belinda Bencic of Switzerland 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in the second round of the National Bank Open after announcing the hometown tournament would be her last.

On centre court in her hometown, Bouchard delivered a thrilling performance — and a heartfelt goodbye to tennis — with a hard-fought loss in her final match Wednesday night. “I've always had a feeling I would end my career here,

Eugenie Bouchard’s tennis career ended with a hard-fought loss to Belinda Bencic in the National Bank Open’s second round in her hometown of Montreal. The 31-year-old Bouchard was the first Canadian to reach a Grand Slam singles final at Wimbledon in 2014.