FORMER TENNIS STAR GENIE BOUCHARD THINKS 'SEX APPEAL' IS GOOD FOR WOMEN'S SPORTS

Former tennis star Genie Bouchard is no stranger to turning heads, whether in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue or on the court - and she thinks that's a good thing.

During a recent interview, Bouchard admitted "sex appeal" is a good thing for women's sports because of the attention it brings.

"Tennis, first of all, is a great sport for that sex appeal side," Bouchard shared in the interview with YouTuber Valeria Lipovetsky. "We're wearing short skirts, we're wearing tank tops."

Here's more of what she said, via the Daily Mail:

'It's fun to turn on the TV and watch that. Right away I was able to get great marketing deals off the court. Being asked to be in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition a few times.'

'Exploring that path was definitely on my to-do list. It's definitely part of who I am because I think it's great.' 

Bouchard revealed how her transition to modeling has helped increase her brand.

"Why keep myself in a box? Why not try to become bigger, or better, or transcend tennis, or explore other fields?," she said. "Tennis is the only thing I know, but it can't be the only thing I'll ever do in my life. So I found it very interesting to be in the magazines or do fashion stuff and see that I really enjoyed these things as well."

"[It's] just increasing my fan base, my audience, which in turn helps me get better brand deals, better endorsements," she explained. "Not just in a personal way for me, 'OK I can actually make more money out of this', but in a general sense, 'OK we have someone who is maybe a casual fan who is going to come to the Miami Open to watch me play.'"

She claims that's "good" for women's sports.

"That's good for tennis in general, for female tennis, for women's sports, that's good for everything," she said.

Is she right?

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