Eugenie Bouchard splits from coach Sumyk, looking for "someone who has experience at the top level"

Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard was mum about her split with her latest coach Sam Sumyk.

“I am no longer working with Sam,” she said after helping unveil the Rogers Cup ladies’ draw Friday evening in Toronto. “I have come to that decision.”

She does, however, seem to know the qualities her next one must possess.

“I’m looking for someone who can help me improve in all areas of my game,” Bouchard said. “It’s very important to address the technical side, the tactical side, the mental side, the physical side. You need all of that in tennis. Someone who has experience at the top level and to help me improve daily.”

Bouchard and Sumyk officially stopped working together on Thursday. She is currently temporarily under the tutelage of Serbia’s Marko Dragic.

Bouchard is now seeking her third coach in less a year.

The 21-year-old Montrealer parted ways with longtime coach Nick Saviano last November. That announcement came following of an outstanding year, which saw her get at least the semifinal in three Grand Slams, including the Wimbledon final. 

But things began to turn for the worst a year ago.

She lost her first match at the Rogers Cup to American Shelby Rogers in shocking fashion (6-0, 2-6, 6-0), and actually told Saviano, “I want to leave the court.”

“Montreal last year was very hectic for me,” Bouchard said Friday. “Itwas my first tournament since I made the Wimbledon finals. Being in the city I grew up in was very crazy. It’s something I had to manage and deal with. I had to deal with a lot of things off the court as well as on the court.”

Bouchard began working with Sumyk – the former coach of Victoria Azarenka – in February after reaching the quarter-final at the Australian Open. 

Since then she’s won just four matches while losing 13 times. As a result, her ranking has plummeted to 25^th from seventh.

“I must have learned a lot because I’ve lost a lot this year,” Bouchard joked. “I feel like success can mask any problems.

“It’s definitely been a tough time, but I’m staying positive. I’m just looking forward to when it will turn around.”

Bouchard hasn’t played since Wimbledon where she played through an abdominal tear and lost in straight sets at Wimbledon to Ying-Ying Duan.

She was scheduled to play in the tourney before the Rogers Cup, the Citi Open in Washington, D.C., but withdrew.

Bouchard faces a tough draw in Toronto.

She opens the tournament Tuesday night against No. 22 ranked Belinda Bencic.

Her prize for a win? The No. 4 seed Caroline Wozniacki.

Bouchard, without a full-time coach, is searching for answers. She’s hoping she’ll find some in Toronto.

“I feel like I haven’t been myself, just my confident, aggressive game,” she said. “That’s something I’ve been working on very hard in practice. I have the belief. I know my skills are still there. I don’t think they have vanished. It’s about working hard and getting back on track.”

NOTES: World No. 2 Maria Sharapova has pulled out citing a right leg strain. Her departure allowed Garbine Muguruza to move up to the eighth seed and obtain a first-round bye.