Bouchard bids adieu to tennis with throwback performance at hometown National Bank Open

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. “I’ve always had a feeling I would end my career here,” Bouchard said. The 31-year-old bowed out 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in the National Bank Open’s second round against 17th seed Belinda Bencic of Switzerland but electrified the crowd against a top-tier opponent — showing flashes of the assertive game that once powered her rise to world No. 5 in 2014.