Eugenie Bouchard, the former World No. 5 player, recently told a humorous story about her encounter with a German customs officer that included Novak Djokovic.
Bouchard is getting ready to represent Canada in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals, which will take place at the Estadio de La Cartuja in Seville, Spain. The competition is scheduled for November 7–12.
When Bouchard mentioned that she was a tennis player, a customs officer at a German airport made an amusing comment, asking if she was a professional like 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic.
She wrote on her official Twitter account: “At customs in Germany, when I tell the officer I’m continuing on to Spain to play a tennis tournament, he goes, ‘Oh, so you are a professional? Like Novak Djokovic?’ Yes, sir, just like that.”
At customs in Germany and when I tell the officer I’m continuing on to Spain to play a tennis tournament he goes ‘Oh so you are a professional? Like Novak Djokovic?’ Yes sir, just like that 😂
— Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) November 3, 2023
Eugenie Bouchard in 2023
Currently the world no.265, the Canadian played her last match on the 18th of September when she lost to world no.16 Veronika Kudermetova 6-2 6-7(4) 6-4 in the 2nd round in Guadalajara (draw).
This year Bouchard has managed to achieve an overall 11-11 record.
Novak Djokovic in 2023
LWWWLWLWWW Now the world no.1, Djokovic played his last match on the 5th of November when he defeated world no.14 Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-3 in the final in Paris to win his 97th career title.
Currently, during this season the Serbian owns a composed 51-5 win-loss record. The Serbian has won 6 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open, French Open, Cincinnati, U.S. Open and Paris. Djokovic reached the final in Wimbledon.
