{"id":522164,"date":"2026-03-14T00:29:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T00:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/522164\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T00:29:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T00:29:07","slug":"eugenie-bouchard-shares-career-twist-after-birthday-bash-in-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/522164\/","title":{"rendered":"Eugenie Bouchard shares career twist after birthday bash in NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former tennis player Eugenie Bouchard took her talents to broadcasting less than a year after she retired from the game<\/a> in July.<\/p>\n

The former world No. 5 joined the Tennis Channel as a pundit during the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, taking place through March 1-15.<\/p>\n

\u201cRisky of them to give me a mic,\u201d the Canadian captioned an Instagram carousel post, sharing photos of her on-air moments.<\/p>\n

Retired tennis player Eugenie Bouchard joined the Tennis Channel as a pundit during the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells in March 2026. Instagram\/Eugenie Bouchard<\/p>\n

One image shows Bouchard interviewing Eva Lys, a 24-year-old Ukrainian-born German tennis player.<\/p>\n

Another Instagram clip<\/a> shows her arriving at Indian Wells with the caption, \u201cShowing up to my first tournament after announcing my retirement.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eugenie Bouchard getting ready to do analyst work for the Tennis Channel at the 2026 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells in March. Instagram\/Eugenie Bouchard <\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t Bouchard\u2019s first time in the analyst seat. <\/p>\n

She joined the Tennis Channel <\/a>as a studio analyst and commentator in August 2021 during her recovery from shoulder surgery. <\/p>\n

Eugenie Bouchard celebrating her birthday in the West Village in New York City in 2026. Instagram\/Eugenie Bouchard <\/p>\n

Bouchard, who turned 32 on Feb. 25, had a martini-themed bash in the West Village<\/a> in New York, as seen in an Instagram post shared earlier this month.<\/p>\n

Bouchard retired after falling to No. 17 seed Belinda Bencic, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, in the final singles match in the National Bank Open in Montreal last July.<\/p>\n

She\u00a0confirmed earlier that month<\/a>\u00a0that she planned to play her final tournament in her hometown.<\/p>\n

Bouchard juggled fame and\u00a0social media stardom<\/a>\u00a0when she reached the Wimbledon final at age 20 in 2014, where she became the first Canadian to reach a Grand Slam singles final \u2014 and achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 5.<\/p>\n

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