Eugenie Bouchard goes out on Super Bowl date

Canadian star Eugenie Bouchard paid off her lost Super Bowl bet on Wednesday by joining blind date John Goehrke at a Brooklyn Nets NBA home game against Milwaukee.

Goehrke, a 20-year-old University of Missouri student and New England Patriots supporter, won his dream date with Bouchard, 22, thanks to the Patriots' stunning, record-setting comeback to defeat the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI this month.

With the Falcons cruising at 21-0 up, Bouchard confidently predicted an Atlanta triumph on Twitter. Goehrke then made his pitch for a date if the Patriots somehow fought back to win.

Bouchard agreed, only to then see Tom Brady lead the Patriots to an incredible 34-28 triumph.

Just met my 'Super Bowl Twitter Date' John 😊 On our way to the @BrooklynNets game! @punslayintwoods pic.twitter.com/DHRgY46smd

— Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) February 16, 2017

On Wednesday night, she tweeted a two-person selfie photo with her date saying, "Just met my 'Super Bowl Twitter Date' John. On our way to the @BrooklynNets game!"

During the Super Bowl, Bouchard had tweeted: "I knew Atlanta would win btw. Just predicted the future."

That prompted TW1, a Twitter identity sporting a photo of a man in a Cleveland Cavaliers NBA jersey, to tweet Bouchard with a longshot bid of his own.

"If Patriots win we go on a date?" came the pitch.

"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."

Bouchard throws shirts into the crowd at the NBA game, accompanied by Goehrke

"Umm...kinda...," she replied, adding later, "So...where do you live?"

"Lesson learned," Bouchard posted later. "Never bet against Tom Brady. Lol it made a Twitter moment. And I will do it, I stay true to my word."

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