“She will be higher than ever” Alex de Minaur is confident of girlfriend Katie Boulter’s resurgence on the WTA Tour
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Alex de Minaur, the 19th seed at Wimbledon 2022 entered the third round of Wimbledon, matching his best-ever performance in London. He will be playing to reach the fourth round against wildcard Liam Broady who stunned Diego Schwartzman in the second round. de Minaur’s happiness on reaching the third round was even greater because of his girlfriend Katie Boulter and her maiden third-round appearance at a Grand Slam.
Boulter was up against 2021 Wimbledon finalist Karolina Pliskova and managed to edge past the sixth seed and entered the third round at Wimbledon 2022. Boulter has suffered a lot of injuries in her career and she has been out of the WTA top 100 due to this. But, her exceptional performance this grass-court season has given some signs of her resurgence. Though Boulter would not gain any ranking points after this great performance at Wimbledon, it would give her confidence to take on higher-ranked players.
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“I think it’s amazing” Alex de Mianur on Katie Boulter’s 2nd round victory
Katie Boulter and Alex de Minaur have been present in each other’s box to support one another during their matches. de Minaur cheered for Boulter during her stunning victory against Pliskova, while Boulter was there when de Minaur defeated Jack Draper. de Minaur has been very appreciative of Katie’s performance. He even praised her in his on-court interview after the victory against Draper. He said: “I think it’s amazing. What she was able to do today was an amazing effort, “I mean, under all the circumstances, she got out there on Centre Court, and beat last year’s runner-up. So, I think that’s pretty special.”
Alex also said: “I’m just stoked for her. This is her home Slam. She gets to enjoy it. I know she was a little bit nervous going in, but she’s gone out and put on a brilliant performance.” “For me, more than anything, I just loved to see her back, I think this is back where she belongs, and in no time, she will be even higher than ever. I think she’s got an incredible level, and she’s been showing it all this grass season. I’m very proud of her.”
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