After less than an hour of deliberation Thursday evening, a jury ruled in favor of Eugenie Bouchard in her lawsuit against the United States Tennis Association, finding that the organization’s negligence helped lead to her fall in a trainers’ room at the United States Open in 2015.
Bouchard slipped on a cleaning substance that had been applied to the room’s tile floor and she sustained a concussion that forced her to withdraw from the tournament. She did not play a complete match for the rest of that season.
She is seeking damages for her physical and emotional suffering in the lawsuit, which lasted nearly two and a half years, as well as lost earnings both on and off the court.