网球未来之星尤金妮娅•布查 Meet the new golden girl of tennis. Nineteen-year-old Canadian Eugenie Bouchard has shot to stardom following her stunning performances at the Australian Open tournament, which ended last weekend. Bouchard is believed to have the potential to be the face of tennis for years to come. In just her fourth Grand Slam tournament, Bouchard, the 30th seed and 2012 junior Wimbledon winner, swept all before her before going down to Li Na in the semi-finals. She now has her own dedicated band of supporters — known as the Genie Army — and the marketing men are jostling with one another to secure lucrative sponsorship deals. Her agent, Sam Duvall, has no doubts as to how far she can go — he is tipping her to become the most famous player in the world. “She’s got the personality, she’s got the game, she’s got the looks,” Duvall says. “She speaks two languages [French and English] and the crossover appeal is great. Aussie fans love her, French fans love her… she is very rare, let’s put it that way.” Bouchard was born on February 25, 1994, in Montreal, Canada, where she still resides. She has three siblings, including a twin sister, and the family lives on the same street as former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. Her favorite singers are Justin Bieber and Jay-Z. She lists her interests as shopping, reading and swimming. Bouchard is close friends with British player Laura Robson and the pair often attend parties together. For all her popularity, Duvall stresses that Bouchard has to keep level-headed and let her tennis do the talking. “She’s one that understands that the better she plays tennis, the more money, the more marketable and the more famous she’s going to be. But it’s all centered around the tennis,” he says, noting that Sharapova had already won four Grand Slam titles. The last thing they want is for Bouchard to end up like 1990s icon Anna Kournikova, who was top of the marketing stakes back then but was often ridiculed because she never actually won a WTA title. (SD-Agencies) | 