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Eugenie Bouchard is the player that fans either love or hate. Her 2014 success, modeling career and social media prowess has given her a loyal following, while her subsequent slump has drawn her plenty of criticism.

This week at Wimbledon, the 24-year-old found herself ranked No. 191 and in the qualifying of a major for just the second time in her career. Last month, she retired during her first-round qualifying match at Roland Garros with an abdominal injury.

On Tuesday, she dismantled Lin Zhu in the first round of the Wimbledon qualifiers in Roehampton, 6-0, 6-2. On her way off the court, the 2014 Wimbledon finalist gave short responses to a reporter after her match, prompting, you guessed it, scrutiny.

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Eugenie Bouchard seems to have changed over the years, I remember her at the Hopman Cup a few years ago and she was so charming, now I just saw her interviewed after winning her Wimbledon opening round qualifying match and she is now an ice queen.
— Rob (Robert) Keating (@RobKeating) June 26, 2018

It might just be her new all-business game face because the former world No. 5 then took out Karolina Muchova on Wednesday in straight sets.

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She'll play Mariana Duque-Marino on Thursday. The Canadian has received plenty of wildcards in recent years, but this time she's finding her own way into the main draw, and it seems to be suiting her just fine.

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