Eugenie Bouchard, a former Top 5 WTA player and 2014 Wimbledon finalist, will play pickleball professionally in the 2024 season. The Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) Tour announced the news on social media, marking it “one of the biggest signings of the year.”
It is still unclear how this move will affect Bouchard’s tennis career, as she’s yet to comment on the transition. The 29-year-old most recently failed to make the main draw of the US Open, falling in the second round of qualifying. The Canadian’s ranking is now No.215 and the last time she played in the main draw of a Grand Slam was at the 2020 French Open.