Wednesday marked a significant milestone in Eugenie Bouchard‘s career as she embarked on her professional pickleball journey. The former Wimbledon finalist made her debut at the PPA Hyundai Masters in Palm Springs with a mindset of zero expectations. Despite facing defeat in all three of her matches, the Canadian athlete maintains a positive outlook, emphasizing that she was at least able to secure some points during the challenging competition.
The pickleball debut was a short, yet nerve-wrecking and stressful experience for Bouchard. The tournament website reports that she kept forgetting which side of the court to line up on and spent a lot of energy “just working on logistics and the setting of the game.