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.

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.

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.