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Genie Bouchard To Go On Second Super Bowl Date With Twitter Bet Guy

Genie Bouchard To Go On Second Super Bowl Date With Twitter Bet Guy

Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard surprised the world after dating a Twitter fan. She's now invited him 'back where it all began'

Ronan O'Shea

Ronan O'Shea

You've all heard of tennis superstar Eugenie Bouchard, right? The Canadian got to the third round of the Australian Open in 2017, the first round of the US Open and Wimbledon and has an overall 67 percent win ratio at Grand Slam events.

And those of you who've been paying attention will know that she went on a date with fan John Goehrke after he asked her out on Twitter. And, guess what? It appears they've been dating for a while.

Initially, he kind of dared her to go out with him if the NFL's New England Patriots beat the Atlanta Falcons in the Super Bowl - despite the Pats being far, far behind in the game at the time.

Of course, the Patriots won. Then Genie accepted and the duo went to a basketball game - and the rest is social media dating history.

That's right, sports fans, Bouchard and Goehrke have been out on not just one, but several dates. In fact they are at the point that it might be said that they are dating.

TMZ reported that the pair have been to the beach together, like a British family in 1940s England, and have also posted pics hanging out at home - presumably Bouchard's, although obviously you should never assume.

Genie posted this picture of the pair on 7 December.
Instagram / Genie Bouchard

She's a rich tennis player, he's a student at Missouri University, and if any campus film I've ever seen is anything to go by, that means he'd have a roommate with a backwards baseball cap rummaging around somewhere in the background if it was his gaff.

And now not only are the pair set for their latest date but, if Genie's magical Twitter account is to be believed, they'll be heading back to where it all began - The Super Bowl.

The 'couple' were invited by NFL Canada to attend the Super Bowl, which will see the New England Patriots (again) take on the Philadelphia Eagles on 4 February, with high hopes all round that footballing glory will see the social media daters become full on love birds. Tweet tweet.

Most people have reacted positively to GoeChard's big news, although some expressed confusion and just a little bit of jealousy. Not certain 'GoeChard' will catch on, to be honest, but you never know.

I for one am happy for them, though. To celebrate the fact, I'm going to see if Aisling Bea will go out with me in the event that Woking beat Fylde in the National League this weekend.

She almost certainly will. Maybe.

Featured Image Credit: Instagram/Eugenie Bouchard

Topics:聽SPORT, Celebrity, Tennis, Dating, Social Media, NFL, Twitter