Južini Džini Bušar predstavlja svijetlu budućnost ženskog tenisa. Rođena 25. februara 1994. godine u Montrealu, tinejdžerska senzacija Australian Opena već je prikazala dio svog blistavog talenta. Od roditelja Majka i Džuli, Džini kao i njena sestra bliznakinja Beatris, imena su dobile po uzoru na djecu Vojvode od Jorka Princa Endrjua. Osim Beatris Džini ima i mlađu sestru Šarlot, te mlađeg brata Vilijama. Pošto joj je majka irskog porijekla Džini insistira na engleskom izgovoru svog imena, i nema francusko akcentovanje. Otac Majk se bavi investicionim bankarstvom te je bio u mogućnosti finansirati razvojni put talentovane Kanađanke. Kao klinka je voljela i košarku, ali ipak ljubav prema bijelom sportu je bila jača. Tenisom je počela da se bavi kada je imala 5 godina, i već u samom začetku odskakala je u odnosu na svoju sestru bliznakinju (nijesu u pitanju identične bliznakinje). Džini je talentom prednjačila i u odnosu na ostale svoje vršnjake, pa je njen otac odlučio da 12-godišnju Džini povede na Floridu na Akademiju Nika Savijana. Tamo je u pratnji cijele porodice ostala 3 godine, nakon čega se vratila treninzima u Kanadskom Nacionalnom Teniskom Centru smještenom u rodnom Montrealu.
Prvi profesionalni meč u karijeri, odigrala je u 12. marta 2009. godine kada je na turniru u italijanskoj Kazerti pobijedila Frederiku Graciozo (tada 798. teniserku svijeta) sa 6:4, 7:6 (9:7) u meču u kojem je spasila 3 set lopte u tajbreku. Iste godine igrala je i u Liverpulu, a za učešće na tom travnatom turniru može da zahvali svojoj najboljoj prijateljici, Lori Robson sa kojom je nerazdvojna još od "dana vrtića".
Sa najboljom drugaricom Lorom Robson i Hrvticom Tomljanović, Liverpul, juna 2009.
Nakon zadovoljavajućeg učešća na juniroskom Ozi Openu, gdje je stigla do polufinala i bila poražena od Portorikanke Puig sa 6:4, 6:4, Džini je nastavila svoju australijsku turneju u Burniju, gdje je stigla i do svoje prve profesionalne titule, savldavši u finalu Kineskinju Saisai Ženg sa 6:4, 6:3.
Polufinalistkinja juniorskog Australian Opena 2011
Osvajačica Burnija
Djevojčica iz Kvebeka je nastavila svoj uspješan proboj u teniski vrh, osvajanjem turnira u Šibeniku, gdje je finalu savladala Francuskinju Žesiku Žinijer sa ubjedljivih 6:2, 6:0. A svega par dana nakon toga je u obližnjoj Sloveniji debitovala za kanadski Fed Kup tim, i ostvarila polovičan učinak. Poražena je od Polone Hercog, a bila je bolja od Zec-Peškirić.
Iste godine je igrala sa legendom ženskog tenisa, u Liverpulu je bila poražena od Martine Hingis sa 5:7, 1:6. Nepunih mjesec dana kasnije osvojila je dubl krunu juniorskog Vimbldona u tandemu sa Amerikankom Min.
Nije se dugo čekalo ni na prvu pobjedu na WTA turu, a ona je stigla 27. jula u Vašingtonu, kada je u 1. kolu pobijedila Amerikanku Riske, a u drugom na centralnom terenu bila poražena od Ruskinje Nađe Petrove. A osvajanjem Kanada Opena i možda najvećeg juniorskog pehara ikad viđenog Džini-manija je počela da uzima maha
U 2012. je osvajanjem dva vezana turnira u švedskom Baštadu (slavila protiv Njemice Lenert i Srpkinje Špremo) najavila i najveći juniorski uspjeh koji je uslijedio. Dupla kruna na Vimbldonu, titulu u singlu je ovjerila pobjedom protiv Ukrajinke Svitoline u finalu dok je u dublu odbranila titulu u paru sa Medison Kiz.
A evo i intervjua nakon osvajanja Vimbldona:
Q. You're the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam junior singles title. Can you just talk about winning it and that.
EUGENIE BOUCHARD: Thank you. It's really exciting. I was really focused on court and I really believed that I could do it. I'm really happy to have pulled through and I guess make Canada proud and hopefully continue with more success like this.
Q. Have you ever played in front of a crowd of that size?
EUGENIE BOUCHARD: I don't think so. When I walked on court, I was surprised at how full it was. Then when they clapped it was much louder than I expected, as well. I was like, Oh, my God. This is bigger than I thought. It was really cool. There were a lot of people there, so I think it was.
Q. You didn't feel any nerves? You appeared to play well.
EUGENIE BOUCHARD: Yeah, I don't know. I was pretty calm. I just blocked it all out. I didn't spend time looking around. I had a job to do and I was just focused on that.
But it's really cool having a big crowd like that. It's so fun to play in front of so many people.
Q. She seemed to be trying to pick on your forehand which wasn't a good strategy.
EUGENIE BOUCHARD: Yeah, I think I was pretty good in being aggressive. As soon as I had the chance, I was going for it and moving up. Won some points at the net. I should keep doing that more.
Yeah, I mean, I was definitely taking advantage every time I could.
Q. You talked about Canada. What does it mean to you in terms of where you are and where you're headed?
EUGENIE BOUCHARD: It's good for me because it gives me confidence, because playing juniors, you know, all the pressure's on me. It's totally different than playing the pros where I'm the underdog.
So it's definitely a different kind of pressure that hopefully will prepare me for the future. So knowing that I can do it, it just gives me more confidence.
Q. Can you talk a little bit about your relationship with Nathalie Tauziat?
EUGENIE BOUCHARD: I work with Nathalie part‑time during the year. It's good to be able to work with her. It's good because she's been there. Obviously she got to 3 in the world. She knows exactly what I'm going through on court, and she helps me mentally with that.
She got to the finals of Wimbledon, so I can say, I did better than you, I won. She doesn't like that. Especially at Wimbledon, you know, it was good to have her here.
Q. How does that work? When did you start? You go to Paris?
EUGENIE BOUCHARD: Yeah, I started with her last year at Wimbledon actually. I just work with her a certain amount of weeks a year. When we train, she comes to Montréal. Then I go to tournaments with her, as well.
Q. Talk about what went on on the court, how you felt, how you got control.
EUGENIE BOUCHARD: I felt surprisingly calm. I was happy with myself for that. But I felt like I was playing really well. So I was, you know, just staying calm and just, you know, positive and, you know, focusing on one point at a time, not thinking about anything else.
That really helped me.
Q. What about when you got real close at the end?
EUGENIE BOUCHARD: I still wasn't thinking about it, so when match point happened I was a little bit surprised. I didn't even scream. I couldn't even like ‑‑ I was like, Oh, my God, it's over, so...
But I was really happy.
Q. You know a lot of the history of Canada and tennis, not a lot of success. There's been a lot of focus on Milos. Has that made any connection with you, If he can do it, it's possible for all of us?
EUGENIE BOUCHARD: For sure. I think it's good. It promotes the sport in Canada. It shows us that we can do it as well. I want to do that as well as he's doing that, you know, be the next generation and show that we can do it.
Q. You're the defending doubles champion. How was it coming back and having to play again? What was your thought process?
EUGENIE BOUCHARD: It was so tough. It was really tough. Taylor and I, we were just fighting out there. It was definitely tough. I expected the tournament to be over after I walked off the court after singles.
She said, Not before 4:00 for doubles. I'm like, Oh, my God, doubles. I completely forget.
It's still not over. I have the finals tomorrow. I have to regroup, and tomorrow hopefully after the win we can really celebrate.
Q. Do you have any plans?
EUGENIE BOUCHARD: The Champions dinner.
Q. Where would Wimbledon have been when you were a young tennis player growing up, in your thoughts, your connection with it, when you were first aware of it?
EUGENIE BOUCHARD: Well, I played for the first time I think three years ago or four years ago. I've played four times. So, I mean, I don't know. I always watched the matches. I remember when Sharapova won when she was 17. I think that's when I thought Wimbledon was really cool. It's one of the slams, so it's definitely the biggest tournament.
Na šampionskom balu imala je priliku da upozna i svog idola, jednog i jedinog Rodžera Federera koji je te godine osvojio svoj sedmi Vimbldon. Snovi male Džini polako su počeli da se ostvaruju.
To su bili neki rani dani karijere o kojima se možda i ne zna previše, a nakon toga svijetla velike scene bila su sve češće usmjerena na Kanađanku iz Kvebeka. Njena 2013. godina ostala je upamćena po prvom velikom trijumfu, ostvarenom nad Gren Slem šampionkom, Srpkinjom Anom Ivanović u 2. kolu Vimbldona sa 6:3, 6:3. Iste godine je pomogla svom Fed Kup timu da se plasira u svjetsku grupu, ostvarivši 6-0 skor u singl mečevima, kao i krucijalne pobjede nad Svitolinom i Curenko, te nad istim rivalkama u dublu što je dovelo Kanadu u svjetsku elitu. Još uvijek nema singl titulu, ali je zato igrala svoje prvo finale, u japanskoj Osaki, gdje je bolja od nje bila Australijanka Stosur u 3 seta - 6:3, 5:7, 2:6
Proglašena je za novajliju godine, pa je u 2014. ušla kao 32. teniserka svijeta, a taj plasman joj je donio status nositeljke po prvi put na nekom GS turniru. Ulogu favoritkinje je aposlutno opravdala, da bi u 1/4 finalu po drugi put u karijeri savladala Ivanovićku na Gren Slemu i plasirala se među 4 najbolje. Tu nije mogla protiv Kineskinje Li, koja je i osvojila trofej u Melburnu.
Od ovog ponedjeljka je 19. teniserka svijeta što joj je ujedno i najbolji plasman karijere. To ipak nije granica na kojoj se Džini planira zaustaviti, njen cilj je svjetski broj 1 i osvajanje GS turnira. Dosadašnji tok karijere svakako obećava da će ti ciljevi biti i ostvareni.
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