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Eugenie Bouchard meets Richard Branson, takes trip to Necker Island

By Harry Floyd

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 03: Eugenie Bouchard of Canada plays a backhand during the Ladies Singles first round match against Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain on day one of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 3, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 03: Eugenie Bouchard of Canada plays a backhand during the Ladies Singles first round match against Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain on day one of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 3, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) /
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Business magnate Richard Branson is playing host to tennis stars for vacations and the Necker Cup – Eugenie Bouchard is among them.

First came Maria Sharapova and now comes Eugenie Bouchard and others to Necker Island. Tennis stars are flocking to the private island owned by Sir Richard Branson in anticipation of the Necker Cup. The English business magnate is playing host to tennis stars such as Sharapova, Bouchard, Serena Williams, Tennys Sandgren, and Tommy Haas.

The Russian tennis legend shared her time on Necker Island via her social media and Basline reported on her vacationing with Branson. On November 25th, Bouchard took to social media to let fans know that she had arrived to the island. See her Twitter post from the beach here.

The island is gearing up for the Necker Cup Pro-Am tournament. Their website features an entire list of current and past participants here. Bouchard, a former 2014 Wimbledon finalist in women’s singles, is one of the professional tennis players participating this year.

Genie is just one of many tennis players on the island and she is taking full advantage of her time there so far.

Branson even took on Bjorn Borg on the courts, thinking that he had a chance at one point before choking. The two shared some videos of their back and forth on the tennis courts here.

The young Canadian tennis player is a fan favorite, sharing photos and videos with fans constantly during the WTA Tour and her off-season. This week appears to be no different. Bouchard has previously posted about lavish and wild adventures so her fans should expect more while she’s on Necker Island.

Here’s a prior trip that Bouchard took to the Swiss Alps. Here’s a look at Genie’s Halloween and here’s a look at her recent time in Miami during the off-season.

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Keep an eye on Eugenie Bouchard and her remaining time on Necker Island this week. Follow her Instagram and other social media accounts to see what she is up to. The Necker Cup is about to kick off and Genie has recently closed out her 2018 WTA Tour much better than initially expected. She cracked the WTA Top 100 once again. Check back for more updates on what she and other tennis stars are doing during this year’s off-season.

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