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.

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

Canada's Eugenie Bouchard, 31, retired following a hard fought, three-set loss to Belinda Bencic Wednesday night at the National Bank Open in Montreal.