The Story of Genie Bouchard

[@buildingpickleball]

Thanks for watching. You can buy Genie's $130 paddle here: versixpickleball.com/collections/versix-vector-xl code: BUILDINGPB

[@goldwolf0606]

No thanks 😂😂😂 we don’t want to suck like her… we buy Jordan’s not lefrauds 😂😂😂

[@robinpeng9419]

I admire your thoughtful and respectful tone in addressing some of the controversial topics related to her social media posts. You’ve successfully revealed the human side of an athlete. Nice!

[@digitalreporter]

0:37 How did you get paired up with Yates Johnson 1:32 Backhand Overhead 2:52 Off Time 3:30 Family 4:28 Twin Sister 5:59 Fun On The Pickleball Court 7:38 Training and Coaching in Pickleball 8:46 One Thing about learning how to play pickleball 9:46 Practice 10:16 Olympics 10:48 Your Paddle 13:26 Blaine Hovenier - MxD Partner 14:02 Who is your paddle for 14:54 Sponsorships 16:02 Aspirations for Pickleball 17:58 Balancing Two Sports 18:53 Proposed Rule Changes in Pickleball 20:08 Dipping Pizza in Soy Sauce 21:20 Social Media and Marketability 23:53 Music 24:26 What are you watching 25:38 Travel 26:20 In 2015, Ranked #1 By Sports Pro, Social Media Numbers 28:19 Outro

[@glorydais8838]

Balancing two sports -- playing one WTA level tournament -- losing first round in qualifying -- and one ITF level tournament the whole year. She’s a poseur.

[@pablogalvz]

Great interview. Genie is humble and honest which is great. She had VERY high expectations (mostly because of the PPA hyping her up) and I appreciate how determined she is to succeed. She really is improving and as a fellow Canadian I hope she succeeds!

[@pickleballeffect]

This has to be your best interview yet. Really good questions overall and you asked some tough ones too. You keep getting better.

[@buildingpickleball]

That means a lot bro, thank you

[@ernest4483]

Another great content and review of Genie, is amazing that she's still active in her tennis career and as well transitioning to pickleball and her new signature paddle from Versix the Vector XL, I will probably get the blue colorway cause blue and orange are my favorite colors lol, I think the Vector XL will suit those who are transitioning from tennis to pickleball but it can be applied to everyone

[@buildingpickleball]

Let me know what you think of the paddle!

[@valr852]

Way to go Genie,best of luck ‼️‼️🇨🇦

[@ThePickleballDojo]

Really enjoyed this interview, Brian! Thanks for another great video 🙌🏻

[@buildingpickleball]

So glad you enjoyed it, Tako! Appreciate the feedback

[@toninorcross2611]

Good job. Enjoyed the interview.

[@perryfromsoma]

I'm so happy to see her play pickleball!

[@Deano1993]

Great interview, and production 👍

[@sa_maccas2266]

Yes, please come to South Africa 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@loriab900]

Great interview! 👏

[@kimleith1378]

Great interview as your norm Brian.6/0 IUPR rating.🤔 Genie is on the radar of many fans for obvious reasons. Great for the sport. Lucky Johnson boys. Paris and Genie for the win. #marketable.

[@jylarouche1151]

Genie, cette raquette va être disponible via quel détaillant au Canada?

[@Courtside_Tennis]

Great interview!

[@buildingpickleball]

Thank you 🙏

[@gabrielgavino-dacosta3758]

high quality and great turn around time from the tourney

[@buildingpickleball]

Appreciate that. Wish I had more control over the setting/environment, ideally something with better lighting but thank you for understanding.

[@timgrant1274]

9:37

[@funkyguy99]

Most tennis players including myself tend to have a natural advantage when playing pickleball as we can adapt and already have the hand eye coordination to be able to transition to pickleball. I'm surprised that Genie never been able to transfer her skills to pickleball just like many other tennis players i know.

[@wulymammoth]

She's a 5.2 DUPR-rated player which is above what most people ever get to and what many aspire to be. When you say, "never", the window you're looking at is pretty small. At the pro level where she's trying to compete, these players are EXTREMELY good. Most people have never played against a 5.0 rated player, let alone a 6.0 and definitely not 7.0. They're different sports. Most tennis players think they're so much better, but you gotta realize that you're only better because there are a lot of non-racket sports players in pickleball at the rec level, so any level of training in a racket sport is going to crush an untrained player. When you get to the highest levels, most of these people are former tennis players, too...

[@albinjerez]

She always was jealous of Sharapova !! 💅

[@buildingpickleball]

why's that?

[@historian111z]

damn, she pretty....

[@gilbd]

Good Job - Didn't know about Genie ...

[@l.rongardner2150]

I Googled Genie "Back in the Bottle" Bouchard, and ended up here.

[@buildingpickleball]

🤣

[@davidgermainroppinge]

SMART !!!

[@adrenalinwillusa3314]

Such a distraction from the content when the auto focus keeps adjusting. With static interviews maybe go manual focus with a larger focus-stop? 😅

[@buildingpickleball]

This is exactly the comment I needed. Okay got it, I’ll do that next time. Yeah big apologies on that aspect, I tried to switch between cameras to try and make up for it. Not sure what caused it because it had auto focus on the human and eyes, focus area: wide. First time this happened during a pod (without an object being in the frame, like during Zane’s pod). I haven’t experimented much with manual focus, now I will. Thank you for this comment .

[@TomMarvan]

@@buildingpickleballGreat response. I had the same thoughts but was worried to post as sometimes the response is defensive. Thank you for the great video content. Liked and subscribed. Wishing Genie all the very best in her future endeavors.

[@eddiealvarez9179]

@@buildingpickleball The great audio makes up for it! haha but yea, the auto focus was making me go a little crazy. Great content! This is my first video and I'm a fan! Love the questions you asked!

[@tilu3303]

I've never seen a high level tennis player make a "great" pickleball player. A better translation is from high level racquetball - for wrist strength short burst quickness - and table tennis - for the rapid hand-eye coordination and more similar wind and spin effects.

[@kevincafaro8846]

Enjoy your style of interviewing.

[@buildingpickleball]

Appreciate it

[@sb-jq1rl]

Did she win any grand slams?

[@buildingpickleball]

I don’t believe so

[@glorydais8838]

⁠@ClarkGreaseball Juniors don’t count on a player’s pro résumé, so it’s 100% true that she won 0 {zero} grand slams. And the one final she made, Genie lost 6-3 6-0. In fact, the only singles tournament she ever won was 250 Nurmberg.

[@glorydais8838]

@ClarkGreaseball It’s the truth. 🤷‍♀ At least she has her “sex appeal”.

[@justicegusting2476]

@@glorydais8838 Yeah…that should last for maybe 2.5 more years.

[@jeffcoleman6444]

@@glorydais8838of course she never won a grand slam event. Most players never do.

[@peteherrera1502]

The price of pickleball paddles are just as ridicilious as the price of tennis racquets.

[@superdupr.pickleball]

really captivating interview! love the honesty here from Genie, sex sells.

[@keundonglee6845]

01:55 ~ 02:02 It sounds like a very selfish and no team work answer to me...

[@pandaplutten2573]

1 career title and highest ranking of no. 5 - not too bad ... and better than Anna Kournikova ever managed!

[@buildingpickleball]

Hey look someone who acknowledges what she accomplished and has something positive to say about her career lol

[@Kentckb]

​She also has a Billie Jean Cup with Canada

[@adamballweg]

Bro, you gotta try dipping pizza into Yum Yum sauce! We fell into that and it’s next level. Thank me later!

[@buildingpickleball]

Ohhh no way, alright alright. I actually got yum yum sauce in my fridge too haha

[@kedrprao]

Loved the video but that "sex sells" in thumbnail was a bit off-putting for me. I felt it was unnecessary but if it pulls more viewers then good for you i guess

[@Honeygooyumy69]

WE CALLED THIS PATTER TENNIS BACK IN THE DAY ...NEVER KNEW IT AS PICKLE BALL ..WAS AT OUR INTERMDIATE SCHOOLS 10-12 YRS ..LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY

[@mcximus]

She's easy on the eyes. I don't she won any tournament. She was a decent tennis pro. Genie got plenty of power off both wings. She's another Anna Kournikova.

[@Honeygooyumy69]

JUST RESEARCHED ..WAS INVENTED IN 1965 BY 3 DADS ..TO KEEP THEIR CHILDREN ENTERTAINED .. AT WOODWORK ..WE WOULD MAKE OUR OWN PATTER TENNIS BATS ..THEN PIMP THEM OUT WITH A WOOD BURNER ..DRAW PATTERNS AND PICTURES ..SO WE KNEW THEY WERE OURS ..LOL

[@Nangoncrazy]

The Williams sister are famous for their work/performance. She is for her looks. It is what it is.

[@buildingpickleball]

💯

[@squeedum4893]

Those who can, do. Those who can't, play pickleball.

[@Lifespot-ep7vr]

right, that's why your here in PB comments..

[@hessranch]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@jonfreeman9682]

Huh? What is that supposed to mean. She's a top WTA player and granted she's not great in pickleball player but she's getting better.

[@amateurgardener9300]

She’s pretty but not very good tennis player, period.

[@pickleballer1729]

Jesus Christ I'm tired of hearing the hype over her. Has she won any medals at all? I'm not going to watch this entire video, but the very first thing I heard her say related to Pickleball tactics is way off base, imo. There are so many great PB players with such great stories; why are so many people obsessed with her? Other than clearly demonstrating that no matter how good you are at Tennis, it doesn't mean you're going to be great at Pickleball, what has she done for the sport?

[@Lifespot-ep7vr]

interesting post! labeling it sex sells isn't relevant per se.. women will buy her paddle, just like men have bought the perseus, or people have bought tyra's or gabes pikkl paddle, nothing really sexy about it, I'd say VIBE sells more?

[@buildingpickleball]

Vibes are up

[@darrenstpierre9234]

the intel says 6g chip pagers to references, cornell union or else ...

[@golfmaniac007]

trying to make pickleball paddle like a tennis racquet is a mistake for her. she'll have a hard time getting to next level thinking that way.

[@Sportstouring]

How many times did they say "like"? Couple of 13 yr old Valley girls.

[@buildingpickleball]

I know, it's the worst

[@actlike5095]

Eugenie reviens au tennis

[@goldwolf0606]

Genie had a very short period of alright tennis results, a year and a half. She milked that to the bone… she was able to milk it because she’s hot, not because she’s that good at tennis. It’s ok to admit that Eugenie…

[@t2dev]

😮😂🙅🏻🤷🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️She sucked at tennis (compared to the rest of the tour) - prioritizing non-tennis activities, including social media, while all her competitors were training hard. A standout as a junior, when she transitioned into the WTA she couldn't compete with the speed, power, agility against players like Williams, Sharapova, Ivanovic, Bencic, Na, Svitolina, Halep, Wozniacki, Barty. All of whom were training crazy hard. Tennis is a physically demanding and brutal sport. The tour also has only a few weeks of rest. Additionally, there's absolutely no way she could compete against the new crop of elite players Swiatek, Sabalenka, Osaka, Pegula, Navarro, Paolini, Badosa, Zheng, Rybakina et al. They would wipe the floor with her. She was a flash in the pan. She probably won't even win a qualifyer or first round.... She's doing better now since she doesn't have to run as much, the ball pace is slower and the power is less. Also, tour and play conditions are less grueling. Just to have an idea of what she'll be up against on the current tour search "us open doubles tennis highlights". Heck, search singles highlights too!... It's no surprise she "transitioned" to pickleball.

[@SteveJones-ul9ex]

The same story as Emma Raducanu - early success and then they got paid to be pretty and endorse junk as their careers imploded into a dumpster fire. Naomi Osaka would be the same story but change in 'woke princess ' for pretty and it's the same story. Pickleball is a sport for old tired people - which I guess fits Genie just fine nowadays.

[@Lifespot-ep7vr]

right, that's why your here in PB comments..

[@fiveweenies4533]

Really how did noami Osaka become a woke princess I wasn't into tennis vack then so idk but also feel like noami is a better player and still has talent compared to genie and emma

[@SteveJones-ul9ex]

@@fiveweenies4533 Osaka is a far better player than the other two - after she had such early success she began to wear gay pride colors on court and spout diversity nonsense. She should shut her mouth and be a tennis player. We don't need or want to know her thoughts( to the extent she has any) on the culture wars.

[@prometheus8404]

She liked glamour and bikinies more gehen tennis 🤷‍♂️

[@GeneralRock114]

Those who can’t cut it go pickle ball!! Nobody is concerned about a washed tennis player playing pickleball!!!!

[@hqs9585]

Genie, a typical brat, rude to the opponents, a mean character that had a couple of good runs and that was it. Will never be in the Hall of Fame, good that she is not in the tennis court anymore being a disgrace to the sport.

[@canadianlady777]

Is this a MTF former tennis star…?

[@Stigmaru]

What kind of tag line is this???...

[@billbrandine5857]

How boring. Genie is involved in pickle, and she's mediocre. It's what you do when you lose relevancy. There's little going on there. Seriously. You wouldn't care about here if she wasn't so beautiful. Admit it guys. 😂

[@yipai8628]

If Genie Bouchard back to Tennis, she will win her first grand slam champion!

[@yipai8628]

Thank you! Building Pickleball, If you internew Genie Bouchard again, please let her knew what I said to her. Thanks, If Genie Bouchard play Pickleball for Canada 2028 Olympics in Los angeles USA, she maybe win the game! My pickleball paddle is very good, just like tenis racquet without string.

[@gablan1468]

She will win her first champion, indeed, not her first championship 😄

[@yipai8628]

Maby you don't understand what I said, If Genie Bouchard back to Tennis, she will win her first grand slam champion! That is tennis, not pickleball.

[@beam6981]

I am not that interested in GB, but I decided to see what she was doing now, I did not know I was going to be bombarded with pickelball "stuff", sorry not interested.

[@jesusmtz29]

Sex sells why not use it? That’s the same argument used to justify prostitution and pornography. Theirs is value is preserving dignity and decency. That’s why I can’t allow my kids to go that way. Undoubtably opportunities will come your way if you’re good looking. But do so in a way that preserves your integrity. Yes, showing that much skin degrades you and objectifies you

[@mashc7157]

The Bear's Overrated

[@buildingpickleball]

That’s criminal

[@iantercero5380]

She’s a 3.5 at pickleball at best. I’m sorry, I’ve seen people who played D3 tennis surpass her in 3 months and she’s been playing over a year. All I can say is she either is not practicing enough or her tennis muscle memory is so strong that she simply cannot overwrite her tennis programming.

[@tricia3114]

Wrong.. You’re watching her play other pros, she would crush you 3.5 rec players..

[@LeMagnifique87]

The higher level you played, the harder to transition, especially when she had never played. The progression from her first tourney to this last week is huge. . .all while she's still playing tennis. She would beat you now either way.

[@muscrum]

She was signed by the PPA for her social media followers. She has more followers than the top 5 males and females in pro pickleball combined!

[@SmallEngineer]

3.5? 🙄

[@AJXOXO-vz1pn]

The problem is her two-handed backhand. Generally one-handed backhand tennis players more easily cross over at a high level in pickleball.

[@singhsahab9874]

Darling Heroine..Dalit Nayika..Devi Basta..

[@DarrylHebbes]

She also drives KZbin views right

[@buildingpickleball]

🚀

[@marcgrondin65]

Why is it that pickleball players -- especially those transitionning from tennis - feel the need to hit a two-handed backhanded ? Racquet too heavy ?? Then why not a two-handed forehand ? Seles did it .. less ground to cover so that would make it more balanced.

[@kiklocus4660]

how old is she? still single ? and childless

[@kiklocus4660]

@ClarkGreaseball I feel like I have known her all my life and I thought she is older than 35, apparently not

[@justicegusting2476]

Genie “made it”?…News to me. Pickleball sucks. Her best moment was when she beat Sharapova. All downhill from there.

[@tylerrauch4655]

have to say.. why pickleball soo easy

[@NicholasYoung-un8go]

Why do you need two hands on a pickleball backhand?

[@Kentckb]

Where does the second hand even go? Your dominant hand pretty much covers 80% of the handle.

[@louissoto3056]

But…..she will never win a grand slam tennis tournament her pro career was below average

[@kevincajun2981]

Drama girl

[@ajfloresii]

Great interview 👏🏻