Eugenie Bouchard Tinder meme: LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Tinder

Eugenie Bouchard doesn’t have to be at Melbourne Park to create a stir on social media. The glamorous Canadian posted a popular meme that almost broke the internet. PLUS a bizarre case of mistaken identity.

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Nick Kyrgios is on track to lead the Australian Open in aces, requiring 11 against Rafael Nadal to eclipse eliminated big-serving American John Isner, who retired hurt in the third round.

Kyrgios, who sparked a fundraising frenzy by pledging to donate $200 for every ace towards the bushfire relief and recovery, is up for $15,000 and counting after blasting 75 in three matches.

Tennis Australia, who followed the Kyrgios example and pledged $100 for every ace in January, is up for more than $557,100 from the Australian Open alone, with 5571 hit to 4.30pm.

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Nick Kyrgios started the ace movement. Picture: Jonathan DiMaggio/Getty

Big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic emerged an ace race contender, firing down 35 in a win over Marin Cilic to move into outright second with 82.

Meanwhile, Isner is set to donate $53,500 after pledging $100 for every ace ($8500) and 25 per cent of the prize money ($45,000) earned at Melbourne Park.

Isner collected $180,000 after a forced third-round exit due to a foot injury.

Eliminated pair Julia Goerges (34), of Germany, and American Serena Williams (24), lead the women’s ace race currently from Ash Barty (20) and Petra Kvitova (18).

SAME ZAME BUT DIFFERENT

Spot the difference: Joao Souza and Joao Sousa.

There is a Z in one surname and an S in the other - bingo.

If only some international media outlets were as meticulous in their reporting of Brazilian Souza’s life ban from tennis following an investigation into multiple match-fixing and corruption offences.

The spelling blunder and the subsequent use of incorrect pictures to accompany the bungled reports prompted Sousa (with an S) to post a statement on Instagram.

“Today I saw my image associated with another tennis player whose last name sounds like mine but is written differently,” Sousa posted.

“The difference between S and Z is apparently small but in this case ends up being enormous as it associates me with something unimaginable.

We’d feel the same, Joao Sousa. Picture: George Salpigtidis

“So to clarify the more distracted ones, my name is Joao Sousa, I am a Portuguese tennis player and I don’t have any problem with TIU (Tennis Integrity Unit) and I am 100% focused on my next tournament, the ATP250 in Montpellier, starting on the 3rd February. Thanks for your support.”

Sousa lost to Federico Delbonis in the first round of the Australian Open.

For the record, disgraced 31 year-old Brazilian Souza (with a Z) was found to have committed several anti-corruption breaches from 2015-19 including fixing matches at ATP Challenger and ITF Futures tournaments in Brazil, Mexico, the US and Czech Republic.

Souza was provisionally suspended in March 2019, pending completion of the investigation, and fined $200,000 a fortnight ago following a disciplinary hearing in London.

MISSING THE MARK

The world’s best tennis players would make horrendous line judges, based on their success rate at Hawkeye challenges.

Stefanos Tsitsipas returned a bagel from seven incorrect challenges last week but the ousted Greek was not alone, with Milos Raonic (0-9), Daniil Medvedev (0-11) and Alexander Zverev (1-10) putting up poor strike rates.

Even the GOAT Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal made a meal of decisions.

The Swiss master went into Sunday night’s match operating at 7.7 per cent (1 -13), while Nadal converted one of six challenge attempts.

Fabio Fognini had the most correct calls (11 of 30) but Maric Cilic, knocked out yesterday by Raonic, boasted the best (45.5 per cent) strike rate of any player with more than 20 challenges.

THE SAKKARI-NA

We saw vision of Serena Williams and Coco Gauff busting out sharp dance moves recently.

Now, Maria Sakkari has joined in the fun.

Unlike the Americans, who choreographed a hip-hop routine during an off-season workout camp, Sakkari unleashed a time-honoured floss dance minutes before her fourth-round assignment.

After spotting a broadcast camera perched above the warm-up area under Rod Laver Arena, the cheeky Greek star paused for a quick shimmy before disappearing out of shot.

It worked wonders early for Sakkari, who went on to win the first set, before sixth seed Petra Kvitova silenced a small but vocal contingent of chanting Greek fans by winning comfortably in three sets.

“Yeah, actually when I was shaking the hand with the umpire, I told him it was like a soccer match today,” Kvitova said.

“I mean, it’s nice on one side. On the other side, it’s tennis, and it’s not a Fed Cup.

“It’s strange. But, like, to me, it didn’t bother me at all.”

STRAIGHT BAT FROM MAPLE TREE

Big Canadian Milos Raonic is not one to give too much away, both on and off the court.

The “old Maple tree”, as described by one American scribe, would not be drawn on whether or not quarter-finals opponent Novak Djokovic will be able to surpass either Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal for the most grand slams in tennis history.

Federer (20) leads Nadal (19) by one, with Djokovic (16) - the youngest of the big three at 32 - a further four behind.

“I just hope I can stop him at this one,” Raonic deadpanned.

GRAND

Eugenie Bouchard doesn’t have to be at Melbourne Park to create a stir on social media. The glamorous Canadian joined the ‘LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Tinder’ meme craze, posting a collage of photographs to suit the respective accounts to rave reviews.

SLAM

The backlog of requests for any fines given to players for things like racquet abuse and abusive language. Unlike other slams, where said transactions are posted discreetly on noticeboards, the Australian Open defers to Tennis Australia to action requests. Unfortunately, we still don’t know who got fined last year.

WHISPER

Did an Australian tennis great have a hard time securing a couple of free ground passes?

Originally published as Eugenie Bouchard Tinder meme: LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Tinder