After weighing all the issues, Eugenie Bouchard has decided to "cross her fingers" and will compete at the Rio Olympics

MONTREAL – There were – are – concerns about the Zika virus, and concerns about security.

But in the end, Genie Bouchard didn't want to be sitting at home watching the Olympics on television knowing that she might only have two or three chances at playing during her career and having one of them pass her by.

So on the eve of her participation in her hometown Rogers Cup Sunday, the 22-year-old Montrealer announced that she had made her decision and would participate in the Summer Olympics in Rio.

Here's what she said.

Bouchard left a few things hanging – notably, which events she will take part in.

Originally, the intention was to play the singles, doubles with Gabriela Dabrowski and mixed doubles with Vasek Pospisil.

Asked whether she had given Bouchard any specific assurances about security at the Games, Tennis Canada CEO Kelly Murumets responded via e-mail in general terms. "The safety of all of our players in Rio is extremely important to us and we are working with the COC to ensure the appropriate security measures are in place," she wrote.

Neither of her potential partners were aware of her plans Sunday afternoon; Dabrowski heard about Bouchard's decision after a friend saw an early story written about it. It appears, though, as if she does intend to play at least the mixed doubles as well as the singles, assuming she and Pospisil can make it into the 16-team draw on the basis of their rankings.

As of a few days ago, Bouchard hadn't decided whether to play doubles at the Rogers Cup and given the last-minute timeframe, Dabrowski committed to play with another solid doubles player, Alla Kudryavtseva of Russia.

In the end, Bouchard will play; she has a wild card into the doubles draw with former junior doubles partner Carol Zhao.

There are a number of Olympic teams in the Rogers Cup doubles draw

-Andrea Petkovic and Angelique Kerber of Germany

-Samantha Stosur and Daria Gavrilova of Australia

-Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci of Italy

-Andreja Klepac and Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia

-sisters Hao-Ching and Yung-Jan Chan of Taipei

-Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic of France

-Garbiñe Muguruza and Carla Suárez Navarro of Spain

-Elena Vesnina and Ekaterina Makarova of Russia.

-Svetlana Kuznetsova and Daria Kasatkina of Russia (both Russian teams found out Sunday that despite the issues with the Russian athletes and a potential blanket ban on athletes from their country competing in Rio, they will indeed be able to go).

So the doubles at this year's tournament will almost be a mini-Olympics, which makes it even more interesting. Too bad the Williams sisters won't be part of it.