Eugenie Bouchard Faces a Daunting Road Back to Elite Status After Rough 2015

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Published: September 25, 2015

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Eugenie Bouchard's locker room incident that left her with a concussion also forced her to withdraw from the U.S. Open and Tokyo Open. Now, that concussion could have a lasting impact on Bouchard's career.

Ranked as high as No. 5, No. 26 Bouchard will fall out of the top 30 by Monday. Still slated to play in Wuhan and Beijing, Bouchard will attempt to finish the WTA Tour's Asian swing. 

Bouchard is scheduled to play Belinda Bencic in the first round at Wuhan, which gets underway Sunday. Bencic is seeded No. 11. Bouchard is unseeded. 

In less than a year, Bouchard has gone from the WTA's next superstar to a player with tremendous challenges in what should be the prime of her career.

Among the best in 2014, Bouchard earned a spot in last year's WTA Finals. Ranked No. 39 in this year's Road to Singapore points race, finishing among the top eight is not going to happen.

Bouchard faces a daunting road back to elite status. 

Although there have been no official Bouchard sightings in Wuhan, according to Stephanie Myles of Yahoo Sports Canada, signs point to Bouchard returning to action this weekend. Myles noted that unlike with Tokyo, when Bouchard withdrew early, she remains on the entry list for Wuhan. 



If Bouchard does a last-minute withdraw from Wuhan, that would be a huge blow to her ranking. Last year, Bouchard reached the finals at Wuhan where she lost a Wimbledon rematch against Petra Kvitova. 

That's 580 points she has to defend. She could drop out of the Top 40.

Coming back is difficult. Victoria Azarenka missed a few months with injuries in 2014, which caused the former No. 1 and two-time Slam champion to drop outside of the Top 50. A year later and Azarenka has yet to crack back into the Top 10.  She just barely got back into the Top 20. She's currently ranked No. 23. 

Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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