Eugenie Bouchard had to take a trip to urgent care after a freak injury scare during pickleball training, the Canadian recently revealed on social media.
The 30-year-old shared a series of Instagram Stories where was seen with a swollen and bruised left eye after being struck by the hard plastic ball.
“Got hit in the eye with a pickleball during training today,” Bouchard wrote. “It was a shank off my partner’s paddle straight into the eye.
“Went to urgent care and have a scratched cornea.”
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The Canadian also included a post-visit photo, which shows her making a thumbs up gesture while wearing a black medical eye patch.
“The things we do for this sport!” she added, with a pickle emoji. “Will be healed in a matter of days.”
