Eugenie Bouchard sets pulses racing as she rakes her yard in tiny bikini... days after claiming her 'sex appeal' is good for tennis

Eugenie Bouchard claimed earlier this period that her 'sex appeal' is bully for tennis - and she has continued to usage it pinch a scorching caller station connected societal media.

The erstwhile Wimbledon finalist, 30, took to Instagram connected Sunday to stock immoderate photos from her 'yard work' successful nan rainfall astatine location successful Miami.

But alternatively than donning apparel for illustration astir would, nan tennis and pickleball prima opted for a greenish bikini - and thing else.

In a bid of photos and videos, Bouchard tin beryllium seen raking leaves from her property, earlier cooling disconnected pinch an outdoor shower.

The raunchy station led to mixed reviews, pinch galore of her fans loving nan images and 1 remarking: 'This photograph sprout is amended than thing @si_swimsuit has put together successful nan past fewer years tbh.'

Elsewhere though, others slammed her for nan 'thirst trap' and 1 added: 'I emotion you but this is cringeworthy.' 

The station came conscionable days aft Bouchard had fixed penetration connected really activity entreaty helped her go much than an jock during her career.

'Tennis, first of all, is simply a awesome athletics for that activity entreaty side,' Bouchard shared successful an question and reply pinch YouTuber Valeria Lipovetsky. 'We're wearing short skirts, we're wearing vessel tops. 

'It's nosy to move connected nan TV and watch that. Right distant I was capable to get awesome trading deals disconnected nan court. Being asked to beryllium successful nan Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition a fewer times.

'Exploring that way was decidedly connected my to-do list. It's decidedly portion of who I americium because I deliberation it's great.' 

Bouchard's tennis profession has been marred by injuries since she arrived connected nan segment successful 2014. At 20 years old, she appeared successful nan Wimbledon last but mislaid retired connected a Grand Slam title to Serena Williams. 

However, Bouchard opened up connected really modeling helped her transcend conscionable being a sports star. She besides based on that her non-tennis endeavors helped grow her fanbase and bring much eyes to nan game. 

'Why support myself successful a box? Why not effort to go bigger, aliases better, aliases transcend tennis, aliases research different fields?,' she said. 'Tennis is nan only point I know, but it can't beryllium nan only point I'll ever do successful my life. 

'So I recovered it very absorbing to beryllium successful nan magazines aliases do manner worldly and spot that I really enjoyed these things arsenic well.'

'[It's] conscionable expanding my instrumentality base, my audience, which successful move helps maine get amended marque deals, amended endorsements,' she added. 

'Not conscionable successful a individual measurement for me, "OK I tin really make much money retired of this", but successful a wide sense, "OK we person personification who is possibly a casual instrumentality who is going to travel to nan Miami Open to watch maine play."

'That's bully for tennis successful general, for female tennis, for women's sports, that's bully for everything.'

The erstwhile No 5 subordinate successful nan world has taken up pickleball successful caller years but insisted that her tennis profession is not complete successful an question and reply pinch ESPN successful January. 

Bouchard's past tour-level quality was astatine nan Guadalajara Open successful September. Unfortunately, her tourney tally ended successful nan Round of 32 erstwhile she was eliminated by Veronika Kudermetova.