{"id":32261,"date":"2014-11-20T13:32:27","date_gmt":"2014-11-20T05:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=32261"},"modified":"2025-03-08T21:32:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T03:32:08","slug":"bouchard-on-fame-if-didnt-want-attention-i-would-have-been-a-librarian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/11\/20\/bouchard-on-fame-if-didnt-want-attention-i-would-have-been-a-librarian\/","title":{"rendered":"Bouchard on fame: \u2018If didn\u2019t want attention I would have been a librarian\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Eugenie Bouchard would have chosen a different career path if she wasn\u2019t comfortable with the spotlight.<\/p>\n

The 20-year-old Canadian tennis star surged from relative anonymity to household name in 2014, reaching two Grand Slam semis before making an appearance in July\u2019s Wimbledon final.<\/p>\n

That success on the court led to increased fame off it, but Bouchard says she wouldn\u2019t have it any other way.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew what I was signing up for,\u201d Bouchard said on a conference call Wednesday. \u201cIf didn\u2019t want attention I would have been a librarian, so I think it\u2019s all good.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just need to make sure I know the priority is tennis.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Westmount, Que., native\u2014who was named the WTA\u2019s most improved player this week\u2014said it didn\u2019t take long for her to realize life would be drastically different as she shot up the rankings, especially after Wimbledon.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt took me a couple days to get over it and get used to the whole situation,\u201d said Bouchard, the first Canadian singles player to make a Grand Slam final in the modern era. \u201cI don\u2019t know if it\u2019s something you do get used to …<\/p>\n

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everyone, especially in Montreal, just coming up to you and talking to you and asking for pictures and trying to take your picture.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s just one side of it. Of course there\u2019s a lot of off-court requests and things like that. I really just need to manage my time better.<\/p>\n

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I feel like I\u2019ve done a good job, but that\u2019s definitely what I need to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bouchard, who rose as high as No. 5 in the world and also qualified for the season-ending WTA finals, said making her first Grand Slam semi at the Australian Open in January was a watershed moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI kind of just proved to myself I could play on a big stage,\u201d she said. \u201cI played on centre court in the quarters and was able to win a tough match and play with all the attention and everything surrounding that tournament.<\/p>\n

\u201cI proved to myself I could handle those situations and I could play with the top players in the later stages of Grand Slams, which is so crucial.\u201d<\/p>\n

The current world No. 7, Bouchard said she tries to look ahead, but added that her loss at Wimbledon to Petra Kvitova is one she would like to have back.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust to be able to play it (again), whether I were to win or lose … just to experience that moment again,\u201d she said. \u201cBesides that I\u2019m not going to dwell on the past. I think it\u2019s important to just learn from it, but keep moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bouchard said her approach and confidence on the court is one of the biggest changes she\u2019s undergone in the last 12 months.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have so much more experience now than November 2013,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019ve really gone through a lot. I feel like nerves going on a big stage have improved, staying mentally tough in matches. When I\u2019m playing a good opponent\u2014top-10, top-5\u2014I believe in myself more now than I did.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bouchard said she wants to cut down on the number of tournaments she plays in 2015 to reduce wear and tear after she suffered some injuries as the season wore on. She has also yet to decide if she will play in Canada\u2019s World Group I Fed Cup tie against the Czech Republic in February.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you go deeper into the draws, especially at bigger tournaments, it\u2019s just so much more stressful on the body and the mind,\u201d said Bouchard.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s important to have those rest periods.<\/p>\n

\u201c(But) it\u2019s hard for me to scale down tournaments because I love playing and I\u2019m so competitive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bouchard, who earned US$3.22 million in prize money in 2014, pointed to that competitive spirit as one of her key attributes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI put a lot of pressure on myself because I have high expectations,\u201d said Bouchard. \u201cI just always want to try and be the best I can be at everything I do, whether it\u2019s tennis or a board game with my family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bouchard defeated Karolina Pliskova in Nurnberg, Germany, in May for her first career WTA title, but she stumbled a bit after Wimbledon, including a loss in her opening match of the Rogers Cup in Montreal.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt just showed me how much I can still improve,\u201d Bouchard said of the second half of her season. \u201cI feel like I\u2019ve raised my level so much this year, but I feel like I can still do so much better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bouchard just got back training a few days ago and will play one tournament in the new year before the Australian Open in January.<\/p>\n

While many people were caught off guard by her success, Bouchard said she expected nothing less.<\/p>\n

\u201cTennis is something I\u2019ve been doing since I was five years old and I\u2019ve had dreams of winning Grand Slams since I was very young,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019ve put in 15 years of hard work (and) I\u2019ve always believed in myself. Great results are great, but to me they\u2019re no surprise.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year has definitely been a good step forward for me in my journey.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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