Eugenie Bouchard came back to the game after a 17-month hiatus due to shoulder surgery. Since her return to the Tour, in mid-August, she has played in five major main draw tournaments, collecting 5 wins and 5 defeats, a considerable haul considering the long stop.
The 28-year-old Canadian player, during her break worked on television as a commentator on the Tennis Channel, although she had missed her tennis very much. She said: “I much prefer playing tennis. It was nice to do different activities off the court while I was out.
Honestly, being on live TV has helped me fill that need for adrenaline that I was missing from playing tennis. He played that up a bit. He pushed me to challenge myself and step out of my comfort zone. I prefer to sweat on the field.
I can always do that later in life. I still want to play tennis for a few years. I think I can speak for all players when I say that we love playing in front of people who appreciate our work. The fans here definitely do. They’re tennis fanatics so it’s really fun.”
Eugenie Bouchard close 2022 with a bathing suit by the Dubai sea!
She reached the peak of her career in 2014 at the age of 20, when she reached the semifinals at the Australian Open and Roland Garros but above all the Wimbledon final, where she only surrendered to Petra Kvitova.
That fantastic year led the Canadian to become number 5 in the world and to win her only WTA title in Nuremberg. Now with the sixteenths won in Mexico she will climb 88 positions advancing to 342nd place in the world rankings which can be a starting point to try to climb back.
Before the United Cup, which marks the beginning of the new tennis season, which has just begun in Australia, Genie shared with her followers on Instagram the latest sensual shot by the sea, in Dubai, with an incredible new outfit:
