Katie Boulter returned to Wimbledon on Monday afternoon to watch her fiance Alex De Minaur take on Novak Djokovic in the Fourth Round of the Men’s Singles on Centre Court.
It comes after the British tennis star, was knocked out in the second round of the Ladies’ Singles by Argentinian, Solana Sierra, suffering a 7-6(9) 2-6 1-6 defeat.
The 28-year-old, who has a house with her partner De Minaur in the area, had later gone on to raise concerns about her future at the All England Championships.
‘It’s a really tough pill to swallow,’ she said. ‘It’s always been tough here.
‘Sometimes I just have to accept that my moment might not come. Ultimately that’s all I can do and keep putting myself out there and keep improving every single year.’
‘You can look at a piece of paper and be like, Oh, this is a terrible loss. But I don’t necessarily feel like I completely lost the match. Last year (another horror defeat, to compatriot Harriet Dart) I probably sat here and said I lost the match. This year I’m not going to say that. I think she played a good match.’
On Monday, she returned to Wimbledon to once again support her beau, De Minaur, who has become a big favourite of many of the English fans this week at Wimbledon.
The 26-year-old Aussie advanced to set up a fourth-round tie with Djokovic this week after beating all of Roberto Carballes Baena, Arthur Cazaux and August Holmgren.
And he got off to a flying start against the seven-time Wimbledon champion, Djokovic, breaking the former world No 1 on his opening game.
De Minaur held on in the second, saving a break point after losing advantage before his 38-year-old opponent would shockingly double fault in the fifth game, to concede a 4-1 lead and a second break.
Boulter sat down in the stands and raised her fist in the air as she cheered on the Aussie star.
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