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.

Eugenie Bouchard, of Westmount, Que., waved goodbye to professional tennis with a hard-fought loss Wednesday night.

Eugenie Bouchard didn’t look like a player limping into retirement. You’d be forgiven for thinking she was still in her prime. 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.