A glamorous tennis star and handsome nobody, brought together by a fairytale sporting comeback and a relationship played out to the world on social media.

While it sounds like it could be the plot of the latest Richard Curtis film, romance appears to be blooming for real for Eugenie Bouchard and an American university student as they plan a second date.

The Canadian tennis star, who models for Sports Illustrated, made a bet with John Goehrke, a 20-year-old student, that the Atlanta Falcons would defeat the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl.