Katie Boulter and her boyfriend, Alex de Minaur are secretly engaged!
British tennis player, Katie Boulter, and Australian tennis player, Alex de Minaur have been dating for many years now. And now, Katie has announced that she and Alex are secretly engaged.
Katie Boulter announces her engagement
British professional tennis player, number one in women’s singles in the UK, Katie Boulter, 28 has been dating her Australian counterpart, Alex de Minaur, 25. And now, there is an update in their relationship.
The couple has moved their relationship one level higher. Katie revealed on her Instagram that Alex proposed to her and she has accepted his marriage proposal.
Katie uploaded a photo of the ring on her social media and captioned it:
“We’ve been keeping a small secret.”
The photo uploaded was of the two of them. Katie had placed her left arm around Alex’s neck and was showing off her new engagement ring to the camera. The two had placed their heads together lovingly.
The relationship timeline of the couple
Katie is number 24 in world ranking in tennis game. While Alex is on number nine in tennis in the world.
The two met during the game tour and started dating in March 2020. It was Alex who asked Katie out for a coffee the first time for a date. But she had first said no to his invite. In June 2024, Alex revealed this to Nick Monroe for Tennis Channel. It was during this year’s Taste of Tennis Miami event. Alex elaborated:
“Well, I guess everyone’s going to know this now… The first time I asked her out, she straight up said no,”
Further, he added:
“I asked her out for a coffee date, and she replied with no…”
“That was tough to take, but being the persistent person that I am, I asked again and she said maybe. So we went with that, and here we are.”
It was in March 2021 that the two went official with their relationship on their instagram during their first relationship anniversary.
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And now comes their engagement news. They have not yet revealed their wedding date, location and plans. Their fans are interested to get more updates on it.
The power couple: Katie and Alex
The two partners are proficient in their respective game. But Katie plays for the UK while Alex is on the Australian team.
And at the United Cup that will take place on 1st January 2025 in Sydney, Australia, UK will be face-to-face with Australia. There are two singles matches and one mixed double at this game.
Both Alex and Katie will represent their nations at this international event. That would imply that they would be pitched against each other during the doubles match. What does Katie feel about this? She is not ‘thrilled’.
According to her:
“I wouldn’t say I was thrilled at the idea of playing him all over again,”
She continued:
“He’s a top-10 player and he knows how to play tennis, so there’s one side of it.”
“Then there’s the personal side of it, which is difficult but also great for bragging rights.”