By Richard Pagliaro | Monday, July 28, 2025
Photo Credit: Robert Sorty/Getty
A farewell to the hometown ignite the fire in Genie Bouchard.
Playing the latest tour of her career in front of her Montreal Home Fans, Bouchard returned again with an annoying 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 win over world no. 82 Emiliana Arango.
Ruthlessly attacking, the Canadian wild card rode a wave of energy from Montreal’s fans to mark its first tournament victory over two years.
“I always knew, of course, if I were to lose, it would be the last, but as soon as I came to trial, I really tried to take it as a regular match and really stress, like, and simply saying to myself
What I wanted to do every point, “Bouchard said afterwards.” I’m blocking all kinds of consequences, and I’m, as well, well, I’ll deal with all those things after, let me just play tennis and enjoy the rigor of what is playing a WTA match because it’s hard there. “
A three -set physical victory required resistance from Bouchard, who handed over Arango to her first three sets of the season.
Formerly -Bota Nr. 5 Bouchard said her performance was a balanced act of enjoying physical pain while attracting the pleasure and inspiration of Montreal’s fans by promoting it at almost every point.
“You know, you have to enjoy that pain, and so I did,” Bouchard said. “Then the crowd really was useful in terms of motivating me and gave me energy, but at the same time, it’s almost – it can be a point where it is almost so much it can help me – it can make me lose my focus or don’t want
Get a very excited or very high kind because you still have the rest of the match to play.
So there were definitely moments when I had to get ready to block the noise and just pretend to be a normal point that just happened and I just kept because the crowd was very loudly there, and I really really appreciated it. “
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Refusing to surrender, Bouchard lasted her career for at least one more match. Wimbledon’s former finalist will face Wimbledon’s semi -finalist 2025 Wimbledon and Canadian Masters Champion 2015 Belinda Bencic Next.
“She’s obviously an excellent player. Funny funny. I played here in Toronto ten years ago, and then she
Ended up winning the tour, “Bouchard told Bencic.” So yes, I know it will be a crazy fierce match. I will probably do things in practice tomorrow, kind of thinking to play against it. She likes to take it early, change direction. So I’ve had some battles against it, so I’m looking forward to it. “
