Katie Boulter and Alex de Minaur (Image: Getty)
Katie Boulter has already explained how apprehensive she is about the prospect of facing her fiance, Alex de Minaur, at the United Cup in Australia. The 28-year-old Briton, alongside Charles Broom, blazed through her first match in the mixed doubles segment of the tournament against Argentina, achieving scores of 7-6(4) and 7-5 over Maria Carle and Tomas Etcheverry.
will potentially be able to eliminate the tournament’s hosts on New Year’s Day when the two nations meet in Sydney. However, Boulter has previously explained that she does not want to clash with her future husband and mixed doubles partner, De Minaur, in the competition.
Speaking about a propsective encounter ahead of the tournament, Boulter admitted: “I don’t know about having a match against him, I think that’s going to be terrible, and a bit of a popcorn match. But yeah, let’s hope we don’t reach there and we win before.
“It’s a tough situation. He was smiling when I came off the court because we kept them in it, so he’s happy. I’m just looking forward to a battle. I don’t know what’s going to happen on the day. I just have to keep my head down and try not to think too much about it, but we’re both going to be fighting for it. We both want it. We both are competitive.”
Thankfully for Boulter, it looks unlikely that she will directly face De Minaur during Wednesday’s game. Ellen Perez and Matthew Ebden are listed as her and Broom’s opponents on the official United Cup website. But what do we know about the budding couple of tennis players and their relationship off the court? Here, the Express breaks it down.
An engagement
Boulter and De Minaur have been dating each other for more than four years now, and took to social media two days before Chirstmas to share the news that they were engaged to wed. Taking to in a joint post, the happy couple beamed in front of a stunning sunset, as Boulter showed off her large diamond ring.
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Captioning the post, the couple wrote: “We’ve been keeping a small secret…” and friends, family and fans were quick to take to the comments section to share their congratulatory messages – including fellow tennis stars like Ebden, Roberto Agut, and Paula Badosa. It is not certain as of yet when the couple will tie the knot.
A sweet admission
Boulter has previously credited De Minaur in positively pushing her ‘boundaries’ to help her become one of the world’s best tennis players. Ranked 24 by the WTA in the world of doubles at present, Boulter has showered her fiance with praise for helping her level up her game to unprecedented heights.
Speaking to , she said: “Anyone who has watched our journey has seen us grow together on the court and off the court. For me, it’s such a lovely feeling to know that everything is going well on the court and we can still enjoy time away from the court together.
“I feel like we’ve really helped each other in so many different ways. Firstly, he’s there for advice. He’s got some credence, so I have to take his advice on board, and I don’t mind listening to him once in a while. I don’t know if he takes it well from me, but he knows what he’s doing.
“He’s already been on the journey that I’m on right now. I’ve probably been on it a bit longer, so I have a slightly different perspective, which I can help him with, and he can help me with the ranking side of things. It’s pushed my boundaries even more and given me belief that I can be where he’s at right now.”
A whopping net worth
According to Sportskeeda, Boulter has racked up an impressive net worth of around £1.59million ($2m) thanks to her sporting endeavours – as well as lucrative endorsement deals with the likes of Nike and Wilson. Meanwhile, De Minaur has a reported net worth of his own of around £2.39m ($3m) thanks to his own stellar career.
While the singles superstar has nine titles to his name, he is yet to make it past the quarter-finals of a major tournament – and will hope that 2025 is his year at the US, French or Australian Open, as well as . On top of his tennis earnings, De Minaur is a brand ambassador for multivitamin brand Swissie Wellness, and has endorsement deals with the likes of TAG Heuer, Wilson and Asics.
Combined, the power couple have a net worth of around £3.98m ($5m), making them quite a high-earning household in the world of tennis.