Katie Boulter had a message for another power couple after watching them win in Melbourne (Image: Getty)
had an adorable message for a fellow tennis power couple after they won matches on the same day at the .
Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina in back-to-back matches on Margaret Court Arena.
And Boulter, who is engaged to paid tribute to the married couple on social media.
Monfils and Svitolina have been dating for more than six years. The former top-10 players went public with their relationship by creating a joint account titled GEMS Life, a play on their initials.
Since then, the pair got married and welcomed their first daughter. They seemed to start the trend of tennis power couples, as Boulter is now engaged to De Minaur while other players like and have started dating.
Monfils and Svitolina have kept their relationship low-key for the last few years, but they continue to support each other while playing at the same tournaments. And it was no different on Saturday.
When the French world No. 41 stunned , he told the Margaret Court Arena spectators that he “warmed up the court” for his wife. Svitolina then stormed back to upset Jasmine Paolini and said: “I would want to say that I got inspired after my husband’s win.”
Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils both knocked out the No. 4 seeds on Saturday (Image: Eurosport)
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The unusual parallels between their matches have drawn attention. And Boulter was one of the first to congratulate the couple on social media.
The British No. 1 quoted a tweet celebrating Monfils and Svitolina’s victories on the second-biggest showcourt in Melbourne Park and acknowledged that they were the ‘original’ power couple.
“Forever OGs,” she wrote, adding a heart and an emoji with tears in its eyes.
Her tweet comes days after she took to to call out her fiance De Minaur, reminding him that he was in a relationship
Ahead of his opening match at the , the ATP No. 8 posted a photo dump of his preparations. The first picture showed him hitting the ball while wearing a vest, with his bicep flexed.
“Stop trying to thirst trap you have a fiance,” Boulter joked in the comments.
Like Monfils and Svitolina, Boulter and De Minaur know exactly what it’s like to win on the same day as your partner. Twice in 2024, they lifted titles on the same weekend.
But they didn’t enjoy the same fate at the , as the Brit crashed out in the second round to Veronika Kudermetova, who will now play Svitolina. Meanwhile, De Minaur is into the second week.