Eugenie Bouchard baffled Prince Harry and Meghan Markle couldn't fly on Air Force One after Queen's Funeral
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Eugenie
Bouchard expressed her disbelief that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were not
allowed to board Air Force One.
The
29-year-old tennis player used her social media to comment on the news about
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who live in California and were returning from
Queen Elizabeth's funeral.
According
to a report by Page Six, they had requested to join President Joe Biden on Air
Force One for their return to the United States, but the White House denied
their request. Eugenie Bouchard shared a screenshot of the news on her
Instagram stories and shared her opinion on the matter.
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"This can't be real," Bouchard wrote on her Instagram story.
Eugenie
Bouchard recently played in the Wimbledon qualifying rounds but was eliminated
in the first round by the 13th seed Greet Minnen, bringing an end to her grass
court season. The Canadian caused a surprise in 2014 and reached the final at
the All England Club, but she was defeated by the Czech Petra Kvitova with an
overwhelming score of 6-3, 6-0.
The former
world No. 5 also participated in the Grass Court Championships Berlin
qualifying, where she secured a victory in the first round against the 5th seed
Kimberly Birrel with a score of 7-5, 3-6, 6-4. However, she was eliminated in
the second round by Vera Zvonarieva, which prevented her from entering the main
draw.
Despite
this, the Canadian player currently holds her best WTA ranking since October
2021. Bouchard is now ranked 214th in the standings, and the last time she was
ranked higher (as world No. 173) was at the beginning of October.
Her next
challenge will be at the Canadian Open. There was a possibility that Bouchard
could receive a wild card to play in the main draw of the tournament, but the
organization opted for local players Leylah Fernandez, Bianca Andreescu, and
Rebecca Marino, in addition to Venus Williams and the return of Caroline
Wozniacki.
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