Former tennis star turned BBC pundit Eugenie Bouchard has stunned fans with a series of bikini photos on Instagram. The 32-year-old Canadian, who took on punditry duties at Wimbledon this summer, posted snaps captioned 'Summer never end!!'. One photo showed her in a tiny bikini on a boat, drawing a flood of red heart emojis and comments such as 'Dream girl' and 'Perfect in every way'.
Lake Como getaway
After her stint at SW19, Bouchard travelled to Lake Como, where she shared further bikini images while swimming, captioned 'Never say no to Como'. Fans responded with 'too gorgeous' and 'perfection'.
Career and appeal
Bouchard, fluent in French and English, reached the Wimbledon women's singles final in 2014 at age 20. She retired in 2025 and has since gained new fans through social media. Speaking on a 2024 podcast with YouTuber Valeria Lipovetsky, she said: 'Tennis, first of all, is a great sport for that sex appeal side. We’re wearing short skirts, we’re wearing tank tops. It’s fun to turn on the TV and watch that.' She added that she secured marketing deals and appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.
On-court legacy
Bouchard reached two Grand Slam semi-finals, including the 2014 Wimbledon final against Petra Kvitova, but never advanced past the quarter-finals of a major after that. Her last Wimbledon main draw appearance was in 2019; she entered qualifying in 2023 but lost to Greet Minnen. In 2019, she told the Telegraph about criticism that she was more of an influencer than a player: 'I think everyone cares what people think about them so saying: "I don’t care about them at all" would be a lie. Obviously, I do care just like everybody else would. I also try to take it as a compliment because it means you’ve done something, stood up for something, created enough emotion for them to engage with you.'
