Tennis star Eugenie Bouchard’s gesture for a superfan spent 20 hours making a giant red banner

Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard has made an incredible gesture to an adoring fan after he spent 20 hours making a giant red banner for her.  

Jeffrey Kinder, 22, turned out to Bouchard’s match against Julia Goerges at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand, on Friday, January 4.

The fan brought along with him a huge homemade banner reading: ‘Win or lose, Genie forever.’ 

A photo of the banner went viral online and caught the eye of Bouchard herself, leading her to retweet the photo

While the tennis star lost out to her opponent 6-3 3-6 6-7, she was cheered by the banner which Mr Kinder had gone to extreme lengths to make. 

A photo of Mr Kinder at the match went viral online and caught the eye of Bouchard herself, leading her to retweet the photo with the caption: ‘His name is Jeffrey and he’s my new boyfriend……..’

Speaking to the NZ Herald after the match, Mr Kinder revealed it had taken him a total of 20 hours to make the red banner and had even waited outside Bouchard’s hotel last week hoping to catch a glimpse of her before the tournament.

‘She called me over, she was looking in the crowd and asked where I was … she appreciates my support,’ he said. 

And Bouchard kept her promise to the 22-year-old, securing him tickets to the ASB Classic final

This is not the first time the tennis pro has gone above and beyond for her fans

Bouchard took a fan out on a date after losing a Super Bowl bet on Twitter in 2017

‘She’s going to add me to a Twitter group and she might get me some tickets for Sunday’s doubles final.’  

And Bouchard kept her promise to the 22-year-old, securing him tickets to the ASB Classic final. 

Mr Kinder thanked the tennis player over Twitter, saying: ‘This is something I will cherish forever!!! Thank you so much @geniebouchard for your kindness.’

This is not the first time the tennis pro has gone above and beyond for her fans.  

Bouchard vowed if the Atlanta Falcons triumphed over the New England Patriots in then she would go on a date with student John Goehrke, after he had tweeted the Canadian, ‘if patriots win we go on a date?’, to which the tennis star replied ‘Sure.’

She came good on her word and flew Goehrke to New York to watch an NBA match.

Speaking to the Kansas City Star, Goehrke said: ‘I thought maybe there was a chance she would respond, but I thought there was no chance she’d actually agree to it.’ 

Eugenie was previously asked how the date went, and she gave a thumbs up: ‘Awesome, he’s normal. He picked me up at my hotel, like a gentleman, and we came over here.

‘He bought me a nice little gift. We enjoyed the game courtside and he’s a normal fan.’ 

She took lucky student John Goehrke to watch an NBA match, after he had tweeted the Canadian, ‘if patriots win we go on a date?’, to which the tennis star replied ‘Sure’

Speaking to the Kansas City Star, Goehrke said: ‘I thought maybe there was a chance she would respond, but I thought there was no chance she’d actually agree to it’