The 29-year-old Eugenie Bouchard claims she can empathize with Emma Raducanu and the criticism she has faced recently. With a career-high ranking of No. 5, Bouchard reached her first Grand Slam final at Wimbledon in 2014.
But after that, Bouchard began to have injury issues, which had a bad effect on her performance and outcomes. When Raducanu won the US Open in 2021, she created tennis history by being the first-ever qualifier to win a Grand Slam. Since then, Raducanu has struggled with injuries and her performance, failing to win any titles.
During a recent interview, Genie Bouchard explained why she can see some similarities with Emma: “I see lots of similarities. I feel for her in that sense. She has a great life, she’s set for life, and she’s had great achievements.
But I can understand a little bit, possibly the pressure, the scrutiny. She tweeted something, posted something about not doing tennis one day and people were like, `Why don’t you go practice.’ I was like, `Oh, my God, I went through that six, eight years ago.’ Haters will hate, you know what I mean?”
Bouchard in Madrid, ranking, and results in 2023
LLWW Ranked world no.285, Bouchard has achieved a compiled 6-3 match record in 2023. Eugenie is now competing in Madrid where she bested the world no.102 Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-1 4-1 ret., the world no.147 Elizabeth Mandlik 6-3 6-2 and the world no.149 Dayana Yastremska 6-76 6-2 6-2.
Eugenie Bouchard will fight against the world no.20 Martina Trevisan in the 2nd round on Friday at 1:30 pm on COURT 4. Their current record is 1-0 for Trevisan.
Emma Raducanu in 2023
LWWLWWWLWW Now the world no.85, Raducanu played her last match on the 18th of April when she lost to world no.22 Jelena Ostapenko 6-2 6-1 in the 1st round in Stuttgart (draw).
This season Emma has achieved an overall 5-5 record.
She is also scheduled to play at the Wimbledon (Wimbledon) on the 3rd of July and U.S. Open (U.S. Open) on the 28th of August.
Eugenie Bouchard and Emma Raducanu have never fought against each other.
