The next superstar couple of tennis? Nick Kyrgios and Canada's Eugenie Bouchard flirt their way through the first round of the U.S. Open mixed doubles - as some fans even compare it to watching The Bachelor
- Nick Kyrgios and Eugenie Bouchard paired up for the US Open of tennis
- The mixed doubles team turned heads with their flirtatious on court antics
- Social media was flooded, with one user likening the match to a 'first date'
- Kyrgios has been slammed after he insulted a player about his girlfriend
All eyes were on Aussie tennis bad-boy Nick Kyrgios and Canadian sweetheart Eugenie Bouchard as they grinned and flirted their way through the first round of the US Open's mixed doubles draw.
Fist-bumps, giggling furtive chats at the change of ends and even playful towel fights were the order of the day as Kyrgios and tennis partner Bouchard advanced in three sets at Flushing Meadows.
It appears Bouchard was happy to look past the negative attention shrouding Kyrgios after his well publicised sexual taunt against Swiss opponent Stanislas Wawrinka in Montreal last month.
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Nick Kyrgios and Eugenie Bouchard turned heads in their flirtatious first round win at the US Open yesterday
The likable partnership were all smiles in their three-set win, giggling and chatting between points
Social media users were quick to spot the chemistry, jumping on twitter to describe the flirtatious encounter
In a post-match press conference, an elated Bouchard gushed about Kyrgios and the entertaining match, saying, 'It was super fun, he's just a really funny guy - I was laughing like the whole time.'
Messages quickly flooded twitter about the dynamic new partnership, with one user suggesting that the game ran 'more like a first date', with 'sexual tension through the roof.'
The highly flirtatious behaviour began straight off the bat, as Kyrgios playfully apologised on court to a fatigued Bouchard, saying, 'I feel bad, you have to rest! I'm keeping you out here'
One memorable moment included a teasing finger wag from Bouchard after Kyrgios whinged to his partner about wanting to throw his racket, as she said, 'No you're not! Don't do it - it's not worth it!'
A sweaty celebratory hug initiated by Kyrgios after the match was received hilariously by a hesitant Bouchard - summed up brilliantly by her shocked facial expression.
Fist-bumps, giggling furtive chats at the change of ends and playful towel fights were all on show in the match
Kyrgios was full of conversation during the game, jokingly asking the crowd to notice him alongside Bouchard
'It was super fun, he's just a really funny guy - I was laughing like the whole time', Bouchard said after the game
Bouchard shrugged off suggestions that there was more to the doubles partnership than just sport
The Canadian star, who defeated Slovakian Dominika Cibulková in a thrilling three-set match earlier in the day, shrugged off questions probing whether the on-court chemistry translated off the courts.
She said that while she had known Kyrgios since her junior years, they had 'never hung out or anything'.
She then added, 'I think he's so funny and interesting, and good for the game, so I support him. He's very nice and humble.'
When an interviewer asked who initiated the pairing, Bouchard replied, 'you can ask him.'
'I asked her,' Kyrgios laughed. 'There were a lot of people involved, of course. She's a very hard person to get in touch with these days. But when I had the opportunity to play with her I thought it would be a good idea, a lot of fun. I'm glad she accepted.'
The exciting pair won their match too, defeating Ukraine's Elina Svitolina and New Zealand's Artem Sitak 5-7 6-3 (10-3) in a final-set super tiebreak.
The duo will play No.4 seeds Martina Hingis and Indian doubles champion Leander Paes in the second round.
She took to her Twitter after the exhausting day of tennis, in which she defeated Slovakian Cibulková in the third round of the singles and won her doubles with Kyrgios
Bouchard said that she supported Kyrgios, and added that he was 'funny, interesting, very nice and humble'
Some users were unimpressed with the flirtation, possibly due to Kyrgios' outlandish behaviour in past months
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