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Eugenie Bouchard turned pro in the year 1994 and since then she hasn’t left the headlines. Be it her tennis or her personal life, everything she does draws a lot of attention. The Canadian tennis ace caught every tennis lover’s attention when she became the fought in finals of the 2014 Wimbledon Championship. As she became the first Canada-born player representing Canada to reach the finals of a Grand Slam tournament.

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However, she stepped out of the circuit in March 2021 owing to a shoulder injury at Monterrey Open. Since then the 28-year-old hasn’t appeared in any of the major tournaments. But fame isn’t ready to leave her just yet. Hence, her recent golf trip made some buzz.

Eugenie Bouchard With Justin Timberlake

Recently Bouchard attended an 8 AM Golf event and had a great time meeting people and playing golf. Therefore, being a social media influence, she shared an array of stories with her friends. Following that, she uploaded a post featuring the American singer and the host of the event, Justin Timberlake, and herself. And wrote“Amazing weekend of golf and fun hosted by Justin Timberlake for the 8 AM Golf Invitational! Thank you for having me. Can’t wait to be back next year!!!

“Also Michael Phelps & Nicole Michael Phelps plz adopt me.” She added.

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Bouchard Is Eyeing the French Open

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Since her recovery from the surgery, she is been training and taking frequent practice sessions. And wishing for a wildcard entry in Roland Garros this year. As she said“I’m hoping for the French Open in a month. So, and then after that’s Wimbledon, which is like my favorite tournament. So, I’m gearing up for that.”

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Eugenie Bouchard brought herself under a microscope when she slightly diverted her energy from tennis. Bouchard has an enormous presence in social media. She has over 2 million followers on both Twitter and Instagram. Therefore, people often link her social media fame with constant poor performance. Even though she denied the claims, her game couldn’t back her up.

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However, Bouchard has earlier achieved the ranking world no.5 and has had played some great matches earlier. She even has had a run till the semifinals of Australian and French Open in 2014 and will look for the same form in her comeback.