Stunning tennis star Eugenie Bouchard has made her pickleball debut because the Australian Open swings into motion.
Bouchard was as soon as among the best tennis gamers on the circuit, however after quite a few accidents she tumbled down the rankings. And as the primary Grand Slam of the season kicks off, Bouchard was taking her first steps into a brand new sport: Pickleball.
Pickleball is a racket sport that mixes parts of badminton, tennis, and desk tennis, and has taken the United States by storm in recent times. Bouchard is considered one of a number of tennis professionals, together with the likes of Sam Querrey, Jack Sock and Donald Young, who’re enjoying in California this week.
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To generate hype forward of the match, PPA (Professional Pickleball Association) shared a video of Bouchard getting ready for her sport. However, it was a not quite perfect begin for the Canadian as she misplaced to Ekaterina Biakina 1-11, 7-11 within the spherical of 32.
Bouchard additionally paired up with Chao Yi Wang within the ladies’s doubles, however the duo had been additionally knocked out within the second spherical, shedding 11-5, 4-11, 5-11 to Malia Lum and Trang Huynh-McClain.
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And followers had been lower than impressed together with her efficiency: “So the real tennis at the Australian Open is about to start and the one time finalist there is playing Mickey Mouse Ball. Table tennis may be next in a few years. Pity.”
“A shame you gave up on tennis,” a second advised the ex-Wimbledon finalist. And one other added: “So sad, had talent, washed out. Now this sport for nursing homes…”
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Although Bouchard has not appeared at a Grand Slam tennis occasion for a while, she nonetheless performs and tried to qualify for 3 of the 4 Grand Slam tournaments final season. She can also be extraordinarily fashionable on Instagram, the place she has developed an enormous following because of her dazzling outfits, as effectively we her tennis and normal sporting capability.