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“I’m In This Empty Void” – Eugenie Bouchard Opens Up On Hopelessness During Quarantine

Published 05/15/2020, 1:27 PM EDT

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Even though you might not be struggling financially, the mere feeling that you are not doing your job is something that’s pretty hard for many tennis players. Eugenie Bouchard has admitted that she is one of those players.

The nature of both the ATP and WTA tours is very rigorous with a requirement of around the year commitment from the players. However, most players don’t complain as this is what they signed up for and their love for tennis is too much for them to crib about the hard work required. It’s obvious that the sudden stoppage of the tour is a little difficult thing to digest for the tennis stars.

Bouchard revealed the dilemma that she is personally facing in an interview with Tennis Channel. We would not be surprised if all tennis players are facing this situation. Let’s find out what she had to say.

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What did Eugenie Bouchard say? 

Eugenie Bouchard was struggling with the fact that she had no certainly regarding her future. It was difficult to predict when tennis would return and that sort of unpredictability is what was haunting her.

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“I think the toughest part is feeling like I don’t have a job. Not having a plan, I’m someone who schedules things and plans things. To kind of feel like I’m in this empty void is tough mentally.”

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Eugenie Bouchard has faced a tough time with respect to her career in the past few years. She was once touted as the breakthrough star of her generation due to quick success. However, her progress was slowly stalled by injuries and a continuous string of poor form.

She was slowly starting to get back on her feet with some consistent performances in challenger tournaments. Her fans would hope that the break might finally be good for her and she might emerge in a rejuvenated personality. Do you think Eugenie Bouchard will be able to continue her good performances after the tennis season resumes with lockdown ending?

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Aryan Sharma is a WWE and Tennis author and editor at EssentiallySports. Being a journalism graduate from Delhi University, he combines his love for creating content with an astute knowledge of almost three eras of professional wrestling. He's also a Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova fan and likes to write on the social impact of these two legends beyond their achievements on the tennis court.
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