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Eugenie Bouchard and USTA reach settlement over locker room fall

Eugenie Bouchard of Canada
Image: Eugenie Bouchard and the USTA have reached an agrrement

The United States Tennis Association (USTA) and Eugenie Bouchard have reached a settlement in her liability lawsuit against them.

The deal was agreed at a New York City court on Friday, a day after a jury found the USTA 'most liable' after Canada's Bouchard slipped on a wet locker room floor at the 2015 US Open and hit the back of her head.

Bouchard claimed she suffered a "serious head injury" that has hampered her career - she is now ranked 116th in the world, having once reached a career-high of No 5.

USTA 'mostly liable' for Bouchard injury
USTA 'mostly liable' for Bouchard injury

The United States Tennis Association (USTA) has been found mostly liable over the incident in which Eugenie Bouchard slipped on a wet floor and hit her head.

The 23-year-old testified at the trial, telling jurors she had stepped into a training area when she lost her footing and hit the floor.

She recalled being in shock as she found herself "staring at the ceiling."

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