Eugenie Bouchard has gained almost 300 matches in her profession and got here very near successful at Wimbledon in 2014, and she or he lately revealed she has the game to thank for lots extra in her life.
Bouchard was wrapped up in a viral guess in 2017 when she made a take care of a fan. If the Atlanta Falcons misplaced the Super Bowl to the New England Patriots, they might exit on a date. They did simply that.
Bouchard additionally leveraged her tennis profession into an look within the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit problem.
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She stated in a current podcast interview that tennis helped her confide in her intercourse attraction.
“Tennis, to begin with, is a good sport for that intercourse attraction facet,” the Canadian-born tennis star stated on “Not Alone, a Podcast with Valeria Lipovetsky.” “We’re carrying quick skirts. We’re carrying tank tops. It’s enjoyable to activate the TV and watch that.
“Right away, I used to be capable of get nice advertising offers off the courtroom. Being requested to be within the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit version a number of occasions. Exploring that path was undoubtedly on my to-do record. It’s undoubtedly a part of who I’m as a result of I believe it’s nice.”
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Eugenie Bouchard of Canada arrives on the purple carpet for the gamers occasion forward of the WTA Guadalajara Open Akron 2022 oct. 15, 2022, in Zapopan, Mexico. (Robert Prange/Getty Images)
Bouchard added that she discovered herself more and more having fun with that focus and started to discover the concept of popping out of her shell.
“Just rising my fan base, my viewers, which, in flip, helps me get higher model offers, higher endorsements. Not simply in a private means for me, ‘OK I can really make more cash out of this,’ however in a normal sense. ‘OK, now we have somebody who’s perhaps an off-the-cuff fan who’s going to return to the Miami Open to observe me play.’ That’s good for tennis generally, for feminine tennis, for ladies’s sports activities. That’s good for every little thing.”
Bouchard, 30, is now ranked No. 522 within the WTA.
Eugenie Bouchard hits a backhand throughout the Dallas Open Women’s Tennis Classic Feb. 3, 2024, at Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex in Dallas, Texas. (George Walker/Icon Sportswire through Getty Images)
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She lately reached the quarterfinals of the ITF/USTA W75.
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