Bouchard laments on problems with anti-doping procedure following match at Chennai Open

Tennis star Eugenie Bouchard recently revealed her struggles with the anti-doping procedure after her second-round match at the Chennai Open.

The Canadian, who is contesting the tournament in India for the first time, previously said that she was surprised by the warm weather.

“Wait you’re telling me this is not as hot as it gets? It’s like 90 F every day,” she had remarked to Tennis Channel’s Prakash Amritraj.

Eugenie Bouchard thus found herself drenched in sweat after her fixtures and joked about losing body weight due to exertion. The 28-year-old revealed that she was, however, unable to replenish herself with food immediately after her match as she had to complete her anti-doping procedure.

Bouchard shared the hilarious post-match exchange with her coach, Tim Blenkiron, on social media.

“Text with coach when you have anti doping after a match where you lost half your body weight in sweat,” she said.

Bouchard claimed back-to-back victories by defeating Joanne Zuger of Switzerland and Karman Kaur Thandi of India in straight sets at the WTA 250 event. She will now compete against Argentine Nadia Podoroska in the quarterfinals on Friday.