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Eugenie Bouchard has addressed the hate she would receive in tennis after announcing her retirement U-turn. The 30-year-old walked away from the sport just nine months ago to focus on pickleball . The Canadian stepped away from tennis following an unsuccessful bid to qualify for the U.

S. Open . She lost out to Dayana Yastremska in the qualifiers and moved towards a rapidly growing pickleball, where she has put in some commendable performances.



However, Bouchard's love for tennis has remained, and she's poised to make a comeback . But before returning to a tennis court, Bouchard has opened up about the hate she received in the past. The former world No.

5 struggled to juggle fame and social media stardom. “Back in the day, I could train six hours during the day before later posting on social media about being at the movies and I would get hate,” Bouchard said. “It was like, well, social media isn’t an exact representation of my day.

“It’s great that the world has changed over the past 10 years and now not only is it acceptable to do off-court things, it’s actually encouraged. Back in the day, I felt like I was being shoved into a box, like you can’t do anything besides tennis. I was like, tennis has given me opportunities to explore the fashion world, TV and all these other things.

Why would I say no? We’re talking about my life in its entirety here. “I would get so much hate for doing anything other than tennis. It was a burden I would bear on my shoulders.

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