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Eugenie Bouchard has been keeping out of the circuit for over a year now. She incurred an injury to her shoulder while playing in the Guadalajara Open. Following that, a first-round exit from the Monterrey Open was due to the injury. Therefore, she underwent surgery and has been in recovery since then.

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However, Bouchard’s life hasn’t lost the spark, as she is enjoying the time she has in hand before returning to the hectic tennis schedule. Recently, she went out for an award night and shared some interesting pictures.

Eugenie Bouchard with her date

Bouchard attended walked the red carpet of ESPY Awards ceremony with her friends and a very handsome date. She enjoyed the night alongside Zach Zumb, who was over the moon for having such a beautiful date by his side. As he wrote, “Can we take a moment for my extremely hot plus insanely talented and also the best time ever of a date?

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To which an overwhelmed Bouchard replied, “OMG, I love you. Can we get married?” The Canadian tennis ace stole the event by shining in a classy black dress paired with diamond earrings and a back glittery clutch.

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 Speaking of her presence on social media. Bouchard has over 2 million followers on both Instagram and Twitter and she keeps in touch with her fans by giving them regular updates about her life. However, the negative side to this is that people often accuse her of drowning in the newfound fame and losing focus on tennis.

Bouchard’s comeback

The 27-year-old return to the tours keeps getting post-ponded. Earlier she decided to take a wild card entry to the French Open by playing some clay-based ITF tournaments. Then she enrolled in the Wimbledon Championships. Though both her plans couldn’t come to life.

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In the case of the Grand Slam of red dirt, her incomplete recovery obstructed her. Whereas Wimbledon would not have been fruitful for the 2014 runner-up because of the stripping of ranking points. Therefore, Bouchard decided to safeguard her protected ranking and withdrew from the tournament. Now fans are hoping to see her in the WTA 1000 event in her homeland.