Eugenie Bouchard isn’t ready to say goodbye to professional tennis quite yet.
The 2014 Wimbledon finalist, who announced earlier this month that the Omnium Banque Nationale in Montreal will be her final career tournament, defeated Emiliana Arango in three sets on Monday night 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 to delight the packed house that came to see her play at IGA Stadium.
Montreal: Draws | Scores | Order of play
The former World No. 5, who last played a tour-level main draw match in 2023, is playing on a wild card — and currently doesn’t have a ranking in the PIF WTA Rankings. However, that didn’t stop her from breaking the World No. 82 six times in 2 hours and 14 minutes on court — putting her through to a second-round meeting with No. 17 seed Belinda Bencic
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