Pakistan, Aug. 1 -- Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek cruised, Naomi Osaka battled through and Canadian Eugenie Bouchard called time on her WTA career with a gutsy second-round loss in Montreal on Wednesday.
Switzerland's Belinda Bencic sent Bouchard into retirement with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 victory - but not before the Canadian thrilled her hometown fans by seizing an early break in the third set.
Spectators were on their feet, trying to will Bouchard to another victory on the heels of her first-round triumph on Monday - her first WTA win since 2023.
But Bencic won five of the last six games to vanquish Bouchard, who had announced earlier in July she would retire after a final appearance in her home tournament.
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