Since her unfortunate accident at the U.S. Open, Eugenie Bouchard has been eager to take her frustrations out somebody on the court.
Or, make that in court.
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The 21-year-old Canadian tennis player has filed a lawsuit against the United States Tennis Association and the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for damages involving the concussion she sustained after slipping and falling on a tile floor in a physical therapy room Sept. 4, The New York Times reported Wednesday.
Bouchard has not been able to complete a match after her fall. She tried to play in the China Open but withdrew in the second set against Andrea Petkovic on Oct. 5 because of dizziness.
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The suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, alleges that Bouchard's fall took place because of a "'slippery, foreign and dangerous substance on the floor' caused by the tournament and that the tournament had failed to give her any warning about the condition," the Times reported.
Her lawyer, Benedict Morelli, said event staff put a cleaning solution on the floor intended to be left overnight. It was the room Bouchard passed through to use an ice bath after a late doubles match.
She fell backward on the floor and hit her elbow and head, according to USA Today Sports' For the Win.
Bouchard, who reached No. 5 in the world in 2014 after appearing in the finals of the French Open and the semis of the Australian Open and Wimbledon, had a miserable 2015 season.
She won only 12-of-30 matches, including a stretch where she lost 10-of-11. Bouchard, however, teamed with Jimmy Connors prior to the U.S. Open, and she proceeded to win three straight for the first time since the Australian Open (where she reached the quarters) before suffering her fall prior to her match against Serena Williams-conqueror Roberta Vinci.
Bouchard has dropped to No. 39 in the world and is asking for a jury trial and unspecified damages.
"We could be talking about millions and millions," Morelli said.
Because Bouchard still has not recovered from the fall, Morelli added, "We don't know the extent yet."
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