Bouchard lets ‘Genie’ out of bottle once more

EUGENIE BOUCHARD declared: “Being Genie is great” after winning on her return to the Grand Slams and getting “mobbed”.

The 2014 finalist missed the French Open and had to come through Wimbledon qualifying after falling down the rankings to world No.188.

But the Canadian (near left) showed glimpses of the form which took her to world No.5 as she beat British wildcard Daniella Taylor 6-0 4-6 6-3 on a vocal Court 14. “I felt great support,” she said.

“I saw a lot of Canadian flags. I got mobbed after the match, pretty much. But it’s a mob of love, so I liked it.

“I have learnt that life is great, being Genie is great.” British No.6 Taylor, who was making her Wimbledon debut, said: “It was an incredible experience.

“It was a tough loss, but I’m very happy with the home crowd support of me out there. It was great.”