Katie Boulter embraces her boyfriend Alex de Minaur after his defeat to Andrey Rublev in the Australian Open, leaving him devastated.
As the clock ticked towards midnight at Melbourne Park on Sunday night, Katie Boulter entered the players’ gym, approached her boyfriend Alex de Minaur and embraced him. It was about ten minutes after de Minaur’s bid to reach his first Australian Open quarterfinal had been ripped apart by Andrey Rublev in a thriller clinched 4-6 7-6 (5) 7-6 (4) 3-6 0-6. De Minaur was pedalling furiously on the bike, warming down, ticking the boxes.
Despite a defeat that left him clearly devastated, the world No.10 remained professional to the end. Watch Australia v West Indies on Kayo Sports. Every Test, ODI and T20I Live with no ad breaks during play. New to Kayo?After the lengthy embrace, the 24-year-old pulled a towel over his head and cycled on. “Maybe a couple of years ago, or even last year, I would be sitting here and maybe even happy with the result,” he said. “I am sitting here and I am absolutely devastated because I saw it as a great opportunity … in a match I believe I ultimately could have won, but it just slipped awa
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