Eugenie Bouchard, of Westmount, Que., made her retirement from professional tennis official Wednesday night after losing a three-set battle at the National Bank Open.

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

Canadian tennis star and former Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard has reflected on her decision to hang up her racket, which left her emotional on court.