It has been an interesting 2017 for Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard.

Whilst she showed some glimpses of good form during the early stages of the Aussie Open, she struggled for much of the remainder of the year. Bouchard has seen her ranking slip to outside the Top 80.

Then there was a big public spat with rival Maria Sharapova following the controversial Russian’s return from a drug ban.

She then did some Baywatch and Bondi Rescue action.

Baywatch A post shared by Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) on Oct 28, 2017 at 9:27pm PDT

She even lost a bet which led to a date with some bloke off Twitter.

Working on the tan lines A post shared by Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) on Nov 8, 2017 at 11:27am PST

Genie Bouchard wakeboarding wipeout

Bouchard has been enjoying some much needed down time in Florida when she decided to have a crack at wakeboarding.

Learning to pose with my new hat 🤓🎩 A post shared by Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) on Nov 7, 2017 at 6:52pm PST

So is there a chance she could be switching sports?

Judging by this epic stack probably not.

The fall at the end is SO dramatic lol A post shared by Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) on Nov 8, 2017 at 12:31pm PST

Let’s just say we won’t be seeing her carving up the Yarra River at the Moomba weekend anytime soon.

2018 Australian Open

Bouchard will be keen for the 2018 Australian Open to come around. She is still only 23 years old and is more than capable of playing good tennis. We saw that this year when she beat Maria Sharapova in a fiery encounter.

Let’s hope the Genie Army can fire up the Canadian and get her back onto the winners list at Melbourne Park.

by Mike Lynch – contributor