Katie Boulter was blown away by Alex de Minaur’s volley (Image: Tennis TV)
Alex de Minaur left his fiance in awe despite competing against her at the United Cup.
The newly-engaged couple were forced onto opposing teams while representing Australia and Great Britain.
Although Boulter was pulling for her country to win, she had a priceless reaction to a stunning volley from her Aussie beau.
Boulter and De Minaur had been dreading their face-off at the United Cup. Although they didn’t play against each other in the mixed doubles, they still had to cheer against one another during the singles matches.
But team loyalties went out of the window for a few seconds when the ATP No. 9 reached for the ball while positioned at the net during the doubles contest, tapping it in for a volley winner.
The British No. 1 was clearly impressed, pursing her lips together in disbelief. De Minaur and Olivia Gadecki went on to beat Olivia Nicholls and Charles Broom 6-3 7-6(3).
However, it was Boulter and team GB who qualified for the quarter-final after topping the standings in Group F, just outdoing Australia and Argentina.
Katie Boulter and Alex de Minaur admitted they were dreading being on opposing teams (Image: Getty)
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All three teams finished with a 1-1 record and went 3-3 in their matches. Britain beat Argentina and lost to Australia, though Boulter’s easy straight-set victory over Gadecki on New Year’s Day was enough to put GB into the last eight.
The three-time title winner was also in the mixed doubles thanks to her dominant 6-2 6-1 singles win.
“I feel like I’ve actually lost a lot of sleep recently over the thought of playing my fiance in doubles so I’m so tired and just very happy to get through this rubber,” the world No. 24 said on Wednesday.
De Minaur had also previously
“I’m not looking forward to it, I don’t think either of us are looking forward to it,” he explained. “It’s a tough situation for both of us.”
The couple have been together for just under five years and . They announced the news in a joint post before Christmas.
Boulter and De Minaur posed for a smiley selfie after getting engaged as the Brit draped her arm around her fiance, showing off her ring. “We’ve been keeping a small secret..” she wrote in the caption.
The British team now face Poland in the quarter-final of the United Cup. Australia just missed out on reaching the quarter-final as the second-best team in the group stage, with Czechia advancing instead.