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!
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!
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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...
@@wulymammoth DUPR is not a reliable ranking. If everyone in your area is around 4.0ish, that’s all you’re going to get to. I play in Cali. We have people coming all the time claiming to be 5.0+. They get dummied. I saw her live at her first event. She was clueless AF. She clearly didn’t take the opportunity seriously. She knew she was getting a free in a year earlier. Her mixed doubles partner just kept getting balls blasted at him. It was F-ing embarrassing. She would have lost to 3.0’s in the area. I can’t believe she has her own paddle. She sucks.
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 .
@@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.
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
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.
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?
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
@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.
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.
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
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?
😮😂🙅🏻🤷🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️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.
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…
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.
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
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Thanks for watching. You can buy Genie's $130 paddle here: versixpickleball.com/collections/versix-vector-xl
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No thanks 😂😂😂 we don’t want to suck like her… we buy Jordan’s not lefrauds 😂😂😂
Way to go Genie,best of luck ‼️‼️🇨🇦
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!
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!
This has to be your best interview yet. Really good questions overall and you asked some tough ones too. You keep getting better.
That means a lot bro, thank you
Yes, please come to South Africa 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
I'm so happy to see her play pickleball!
Really enjoyed this interview, Brian! Thanks for another great video 🙌🏻
So glad you enjoyed it, Tako! Appreciate the feedback
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
Let me know what you think of the paddle!
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
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.
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.
Good job. Enjoyed the interview.
high quality and great turn around time from the tourney
Appreciate that. Wish I had more control over the setting/environment, ideally something with better lighting but thank you for understanding.
Great interview, and production 👍
Great interview! 👏
Genie, cette raquette va être disponible via quel détaillant au Canada?
Great interview!
Thank you 🙏
I Googled Genie "Back in the Bottle" Bouchard, and ended up here.
🤣
Good Job - Didn't know about Genie ...
SMART !!!
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.
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...
@@wulymammoth DUPR is not a reliable ranking. If everyone in your area is around 4.0ish, that’s all you’re going to get to. I play in Cali. We have people coming all the time claiming to be 5.0+. They get dummied.
I saw her live at her first event. She was clueless AF. She clearly didn’t take the opportunity seriously. She knew she was getting a free in a year earlier. Her mixed doubles partner just kept getting balls blasted at him. It was F-ing embarrassing. She would have lost to 3.0’s in the area.
I can’t believe she has her own paddle. She sucks.
I agree with you. I play against former tennis players who transition way better than she did.
Such a distraction from the content when the auto focus keeps adjusting. With static interviews maybe go manual focus with a larger focus-stop? 😅
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 .
@@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.
really captivating interview! love the honesty here from Genie, sex sells.
damn, she pretty....
She always was jealous of Sharapova !! 💅
why's that?
Enjoy your style of interviewing.
Appreciate it
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
Bro, you gotta try dipping pizza into Yum Yum sauce! We fell into that and it’s next level. Thank me later!
Ohhh no way, alright alright. I actually got yum yum sauce in my fridge too haha
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.
9:37
1 career title and highest ranking of no. 5 - not too bad ... and better than Anna Kournikova ever managed!
Hey look someone who acknowledges what she accomplished and has something positive to say about her career lol
She also has a Billie Jean Cup with Canada
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?
Vibes are up
The Williams sister are famous for their work/performance. She is for her looks. It is what it is.
💯
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
Did she win any grand slams?
I don’t believe so
@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.
@ClarkGreaseball It’s the truth. 🤷♀ At least she has her “sex appeal”.
@@glorydais8838
Yeah…that should last for maybe 2.5 more years.
@@glorydais8838of course she never won a grand slam event. Most players never do.
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.
She’s pretty but not very good tennis player, period.
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
the intel says 6g chip pagers to references, cornell union or else ...
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.
How many times did they say "like"? Couple of 13 yr old Valley girls.
I know, it's the worst
01:55 ~ 02:02 It sounds like a very selfish and no team work answer to me...
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?
Eugenie reviens au tennis
Those who can, do. Those who can't, play pickleball.
right, that's why your here in PB comments..
😂😂😂😂😂
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.
😮😂🙅🏻🤷🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️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.
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…
What kind of tag line is this???...
She liked glamour and bikinies more gehen tennis 🤷♂️
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.
right, that's why your here in PB comments..
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
@@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.
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.
Is this a MTF former tennis star…?
Those who can’t cut it go pickle ball!! Nobody is concerned about a washed tennis player playing pickleball!!!!
If Genie Bouchard back to Tennis, she will win her first grand slam champion!
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.
She will win her first champion, indeed, not her first championship 😄
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.
Darling Heroine..Dalit Nayika..Devi Basta..
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.
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
She also drives UA-cam views right
🚀
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.
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.
Wrong.. You’re watching her play other pros, she would crush you 3.5 rec players..
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.
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!
3.5? 🙄
The problem is her two-handed backhand. Generally one-handed backhand tennis players more easily cross over at a high level in pickleball.
how old is she? still single ? and childless
@ClarkGreaseball I feel like I have known her all my life and I thought she is older than 35, apparently not
Genie “made it”?…News to me.
Pickleball sucks. Her best moment was when she beat Sharapova. All downhill from there.
have to say.. why pickleball soo easy
Why do you need two hands on a pickleball backhand?
Where does the second hand even go? Your dominant hand pretty much covers 80% of the handle.
But…..she will never win a grand slam tennis tournament her pro career was below average
Drama girl
Great interview 👏🏻