Romanian tennis player Simona Halep has received messages from the tennis community after an unfavorable verdict. The catch? Halep’s colleagues have cornered the two-time Grand Slam champion even after she pleaded for their support. It has been over twenty hours since Halep was slapped with a four-year ban. No elite players have come to her defense yet. Instead, to the Romanian’s dismay, she has been facing backlash and a slew of criticism from her colleagues. One more Top 10 player has now joined the list of critics.

The Canadian player Eugenie Bouchard, now at a low point in her tennis career, indirectly took a dig at Halep after the verdict came in. As the tide slowly turns against the former World No. 1, the Canadian seemed to echo sentiments similar to Serena Williams‘ as she, too, posted a cryptic message.

Simona Halep faces wrath from Eugenie Bouchard

Social media has become a vicious space for the Romanian, who is already grieving over the verdict. Serena hinted at her stance earlier, mysteriously saying that eight is a “good number”. She was referring possibly to the Wimbledon 2019 final in which Halep beat the American in straight sets, denying the latter 24 Grand Slam titles. Now Bouchard, too, did not refrain from expressing her opinions as she shared a bold statement.

The Canadian player lost to the Romanian in straight sets at the 2018 Australian Open. Halep and Bouchard faced each other five times, in which the 29-year-old Bouchard secured only one win against the former World No. 1. So, after the career-harming verdict, the former World No. 5 tweeted, “I was told not to tweet today.”

The users of X (formerly Twitter) were irked by this statement and slammed Bouchard for taking a dig at the Romanian. The Canadian recently lost in the second-round qualifiers of the US Open.

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The users of X slammed the Wimbledon finalist for her apathy. Bouchard’s dig fueled negative comments from fans as they dragged the present Pickleball professional down, who is set to take part in the PPA tour next year.

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The saucy statement against Halep did not go well with fans, and they slammed her tennis career, which steeped from 5th place to 215th. So, the Canadian’s decision to participate in Pickleball, a game that is criticized and made fun of by many professionals, gathered brutal reactions from tennis fans.

A tennis fan took a simultaneous dig at Pickleball and Genie and gently reminded her that the discussion was about tennis and not a paddle game.

Bouchard did not announce her retirement officially from tennis. But if she does well in Pickleball next year, she is likely to bid farewell to the sport in which her career took a huge U-turn. From a semi-finalist at Flushing Meadows to losing in the qualifiers, Bouchard recognized her fall, and she made a practical decision that allowed her to give her best.

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