For Genie Bouchard, dating pro athletes good, tennis players bad

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Genie Bouchard has noooo problem dating professional athletes.

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She just isn’t interested in fellow tennis players.

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During an interview on the Golf, Mostly podcast with Michelle Wie West and Hally Leadbetter, the 28-year-old Canadian tennis star, who has been plagued by injuries in recent years, spelled out what she’s looking for in love.

“Well, I would say, definitely, I wouldn’t want to date someone in the tennis world because it would just be so much tennis, I feel like non-stop,” Bouchard said, adding that tennis already dominates her life.

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“On the one hand, they would probably relate with you more than anybody, but on the other hand, it’s like my friends. My friends are mostly out of tennis and I like to text or call someone and talk about totally different stuff than tennis because my entire day is tennis, so I feel like the same would apply to dating.”

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She did add: “Someone athletic is obviously ideal.”

On the romantic front, Bouchard split last March from Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph after less than two years as a couple.

“Respectful, but also confident,” Bouchard said of her ideal mate. “I think confidence is very attractive and someone who’s funny, personality matters. After a while, looks fade, and if this is someone who is going to be someone for the future, then you got to make each other laugh and be friends.”

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The pandemic also gave the young star a bit of a breather from the tennis world’s hectic travel itinerary.

On Thursday Bouchard shared to Instagram photos of herself frolicking in the sun and sand in Turks and Caicos. Now, it’s back to business.

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“You can be normal, socialize, go on more dates than usual, but normally it’s very hard,” she said.

“Now look, I’m going to be on the road for a month and just going to be in my room doing room service, hanging out with my coach so that’s what I’m foreseeing for the next month.”

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