Bouchard ready to become Wimbledon royalty


  • Tennis
  • Friday, 04 Jul 2014

Eugenie Bouchard of Canada hits a return during a training session at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London July 4, 2014. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

LONDON (Reuters) - Marriage proposals, broken records, pop idols and the small matter of reaching a Wimbledon final, it has been a busy two weeks in southwest London for young Canadian Eugenie Bouchard.

The 20-year-old Bouchard is the first Canadian - male or female - to reach a grand slam final and she will come up against sixth seed Petra Kvitova for a chance to win the prestigious Venus Rosewater Dish in the women's final on Saturday.

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