Eugenie Bouchard’s Recent Victory Give Huge Boost For French Open 2020

Eugenie Bouchard faltered in the finals of the Istanbul Open. However, her journey to the finals came as a blessing for her as she was given a wild card entry to the main draw of the French open 2020. The main draw, which is all set to commence from September 27, will see the Canadian in action.

The 26 year old was the first Canadian to reach the finals of a Grand Slam in 2014. A promising talent, she had a spectacular session in 2014. A meteoric rise, she soon stormed into her career best number 5 rank. Although she lost her way soon and faltered along the way due to series of injuries and drop in performances.

Eugenie Bouchard and Tsvetana Pironkova are the two wild card entrants without the French nationality.

“National Coaching Director Pierre Cherret, FFT President Bernard Giudicelli and Tournament Director Guy Forget have announced the Men’s and Women’s Wild Cards for the Qualifiers (21 September- 25 September) and the Main Draw (27 September- 11 October)”, the tweet read.

Eugenie Bouchard will be looking forward to performing well

Facing Patricia Tig of Romania, Bouchard was hoping for the win in Istanbul. She went a set up with 6 games to 2. However, she continued her poor form in the finals as she gave the match away. Patricia took the next two sets with the scoreline 6-1 7-6 in her favor.

Bouchard’s last appearance in the Grand Slam was in the Australian Open. Playing the qualifiers, she lost to Martina Trevisan from Italy. However, for the French Open, she received the wild card for the Main Draw.

The 26 year old is yet to win a Grand Slam. Her meteoric rise was met with a series of loses and unfortunate injuries. Storming into the finals of the 2014 Wimbledon Championship followed by two semi-finals in the French and Australian Open, she made an instant impact in the tennis world.

Not having to play the qualifiers, Bouchard will be looking forward to playing the tennis she is capable of. Hopefully, she can recover from her shortcomings to go all the way to a Grand Slam success.