Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard learnt never to bet against quarterback Tom Brady in the Super Bowl on Monday.
The Patriots' spectacular comeback didn't just reward New England with its fifth Vince Lombardi Trophy of the Bill Belichick-Tom Brady era, but also scored one Twitter user a date with the 22-year old starlet.
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With the Falcons holding a big lead over the Patriots, Bouchard tweeted that she "knew Atlanta would win".
In reponse, one Twitter user asked Bouchard to go out on a date should the Patriots complete an unlikely come-from-behind win.
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With the New England side 21-3 down with halftime approaching, Bouchard took the bet.
"Lesson learned. Never bet against Tom Brady," she posted with an accompanying angel face emoji after the Patriots stormed back to win the game 34-28 in overtime.
Soon after that, she was tweeting to find out her date's location.
So...where do you live? https://t.co/mfucQ0C9VL
— Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) February 6, 2017
Her final tweet of the night was one of resignation, "Lesson learned. Never bet against Tom Brady."
On Tuesday morning (AEDT) Bouchard confirmed that she did, in fact, agree to go on a date with the fan.
Omg...last night really happened... pic.twitter.com/WVxdKPYV68
— Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) February 6, 2017
And though there are seemingly no concrete plans yet, it looks like the meeting will be happening.
Lol it made a Twitter moment. And I will do it, I stay true to my word pic.twitter.com/0rOUc0xJsC
— Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) February 6, 2017
with AP