Eugenie Bouchard showed immense promise early on in her tennis career. She was a player to watch out for on the junior circuit, winning a couple of Wimbledon junior doubles titles and a Wimbledon junior singles title. Further, she had a successful transition to her senior career. In just her second attempt at Wimbledon, she reached the finals. However, she lost out to Petra Kvitova in the summit clash. The same year, she reached the semifinals of the French Open and the Australian Open.

Recently, Bouchard has been away from tennis owing to her injury struggles. She has been out for over a year now. Yesterday, she made her presence felt at the ESPY Awards ceremony.

Eugenie Bouchard attends the ESPY Awards ceremony

The 28-year-old took to Instagram to share glimpses of her stunning look during the event. Sharing pictures via a story on her official Instagram handle, she said, “Ready for ESPYs (bringing my heels with me).”

22-time Grand Slam champion, Rafael Nadal won the Best Athlete in Men’s Tennis while Emma Raducanu took home the Best Athlete in Women’s Tennis.

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Meanwhile, Bouchard hasn’t played a competitive match since March, last year. Her last tournament was in Monterrey, Mexico, where she suffered a first-round defeat against Lin Zhu of China. Subsequently, she suffered a shoulder injury, which has kept her away from tennis since. As a result of her lengthy injury layoff, the Canadian star has dropped out of the WTA rankings.

Bouchard’s comeback plans

Recently, Bouchard skipped the Wimbledon Championships as ranking points weren’t available for this year’s tournament. However, she hopes to play in the upcoming hard-court season.

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Last month, Bouchard confirmed her participation at the Citi Open. The WTA 250 hard-court tournament will be held in Washington DC from August 1. Bouchard has been handed a wildcard entry to play in this tournament. She will be joined by the likes of Victoria Azarenka and Jessica Pegula at the tournament.