Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard. Photo / Twitter.
Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard was so confident the Atlanta Falcons had Super Bowl LI in the bag that she bet a random fan on Twitter that she would go on a date with him if the New England Patriots somehow pulled off the win.
"If patriots win we go
on a date?" came the pitch from the plucky fan.
"Sure," Bouchard replied, although she shot down a second such suitor with merely "C'mon..." As the Patriots made their successful fightback, Bouchard was asked by another tweeter: "are you getting nervous?!? Lol."
"Umm...kinda...," she replied, adding later, "So...where do you live?"
When the Patriots won the game, and their fifth title with Brady as quarterback, Bouchard could only manage letters: "Omfg." "Lesson learned," Bouchard followed with later. "Never bet against Tom Brady." Realising she had become a big deal in the Twitter-verse, Bouchard made it clear the next day she would pay off.
