Eugenie Bouchard is drawing inspiration from fellow big hitters Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka as the 2014 Wimbledon runner-up hopes she can also make some noise on the WTA Tour. Bouchard, 29, was out for 17 months due to shoulder surgery before returning to action in August.
In early 2023, Rybakina and Sabalenka – who have big games – have been doing pretty well in the biggest tournaments. Sabalenka defeated Rybakina in the Australian Open final, while the Kazakh got her revenge when she met the Belarusian in the Indian Wells final.
When it comes to Bouchard, the former world No 5 is still trying to rediscover her best tennis after returning from a lengthy injury absence.
Bouchard inspired by Rybakina, Sabalenka
“We see a lot of big hitters that are winning all the tournaments.
We have Elena Rybakina and (Aryna) Sabalenka just like in the finals of almost every tournament. It’s interesting to see that the game style is kind of still the one that’s dominating at the ultimate end, and for me I like that because I have an aggressive game style and that’s more how I want to play and it’s motivating to see that.
I think it’s open. There is depth, but it’s open too. You know, there’s a bit of both kind of anything that can happen, but there are some really solid players, so…
