Eugenie Bouchard lands in urgent care with major injury scare after getting hit in the face during pickleball stint

Eugenie Bouchard experienced an injury scare during a pickleball practice session. The Canadian accidentally got hit in the eye and had to rush to urgent care.

Bouchard is gearing up for the the third edition of the Pickleball Slam scheduled for Sunday, Februaury 16, 2025. In a recent update the former World No. 5 shared that a "shank off" her sparring partner during practice accidentally hit her in the face.

However, Bouchard assured fans via X that the injury was taken care of and was likely to heal soon. She shared two pictures, one with her left eye, where she was hurt, closed and another wearing an eye patch.

"Got hit in the eye with a pickleball during training today. It was a shank off my partner’s paddle straight into the eye. Went to urgent care and have a scratched cornea. The things we do for this sport!Will be healed in a matter of days." she wrote.

Bouchard shifted to pickleball from tennis and signed with the PPA Tour last year. Since then she has competed in a few events including the 2024 PPA Tour Hyundai Masters in Palm Springs.

Bouchard will partner with Andy Roddick for Pickleball Slam 3 and the duo will clash with Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf for the $1 million dollar prize at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

Eugenie Bouchard shares her enthusiasm at teaming up with Andy Roddick for Pickleball Slam 3

Eugenie Bouchard at the 2024 Pickleball at Life Time PENN 1. Image: Getty

The inaugural edition of the Pickleball Slam in 2023 saw Andy Roddick and Andre Agassi oust John McEnroe and Michael Chang in the final showdown. In it's third edition, Roddick and Agassi will find themselves on opposite sides of the net.

With a mixed-doubles format, Roddick will partner with Eugenie Bouchard while Agassi will team-up with wife and 22-time Grand Slam champion Steffi Graf.

In a promotional video for the event, Eugenie Bouchard shared her "love" for the mixed-double format of the game.

"I love that it's mixed doubles. I think fans love mixed doubles in tennis. I've always loved playing mixed doubles as a tennis player, so it's fun to have the women on the court, the men on the court, to have the power from the men and just see how it all combines."

She also spoke of Roddick and admitted to being unfamiliar with his game.

"I don't know Andy's game at all so I think I'll probably need to call him and be like okay, what are your strengths, what are your weakness? Let's develop a game plan here.

"It obviously makes the men take on a little bit here especially at the kitchen line, they have a longer reach, more power, so I will be relying on Andy to lead the way in that sense."

All four players have also engaged in hilarious banters via promotional videos as a build-up to the event.