Genie Bouchard burned by Patriots' Super Bowl comeback

Genie Bouchard burned by Patriots' Super Bowl comeback

Tanya Casole-Gouveia | CBC Sports | Posted: February 6, 2017 5:54 PM | Last Updated: February 7, 2017

Face meets palm as Bouchard tweets too soon

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Caption: Genie Bouchard spoke too soon with an overly confident Atlanta Falcons tweet. (Getty Images/Andy Lyons)

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Canadian tennis star Genie Bouchard learned a lesson in counting her chickens before they hatch this Super Bowl Sunday.

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It all started when she was a bit too confident that the Atlanta Falcons would win the NFL title game after taking a big lead.

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An opportunistic and optimistic fan looked at the odds and decided to lay it on the table by asking the star for a date via Twitter.

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Perhaps feeling overconfident in the Falcons, or maybe some daze and confusion caused by Lady Gaga's whirlwind halftime show, but Bouchard replied with "Sure."

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And then we all know what happened next: the Patriots staged a huge comeback to win the Super Bowl.

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So is the date going to happen? Inquiring minds want to know!

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Or perhaps a better question:

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Agreed:

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Yes, Genie, you did make your bed...

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And it seems you're going to lie in it:

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