Alex de Minaur and his fiancée, Katie Boulter, have been together for almost six years. They started dating in March 2020 and got engaged in December 2024. Recently, at the Australian Open, the couple expressed their love for each other as their wedding approaches.
De Minaur has reached the fourth round at the Melbourne Major, while Boulter lost in the first round to the 10th seed, Belinda Bencic.
Alex de Minaur Opens Up on Wedding Plans With Katie Boulter After Beating Frances Tiafoe
De Minaur is seeded sixth at the 2026 Australian Open. He began his campaign by defeating lucky loser Mackenzie McDonald 6-2, 6-2, 6-3, and Hamad Medjedovic 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 in the first and second rounds, respectively. Most recently, he eliminated the 29th seed, Frances Tiafoe, with a scoreline of 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 in the third round.
After his win over Tiafoe, while speaking to Jim Courier during the post-match on-court interview, De Minaur opened up about planning his wedding with Boulter, who was in the stands to support him. The World No. 6 mentioned that since both he and Boulter are professional tennis players with busy schedules, they are trying to plan their wedding together as much as possible.
De Minaur stated that while he is involved in making some decisions regarding the wedding, he has entrusted the planning of the decorations to Boulter, as he does not consider it his strong suit.
“This is like a 50/50 relationship, right? Honestly, the fact that we’re both tennis players and we’ve both got quite a busy schedule, we are doing as much as we can together, and I’ve been involved so far with some of the decisions. I’m sure when it comes to the details of napkins, flowers, and decoration purposes. That’s uh that’s not my forte. I’ll leave that to Katie,” De Minaur said.
Following his third-round win, De Minaur expressed his love for his fiancée by signing a heart and Boulter’s name on the protective glass in front of a camera lens.
We LO💙E this from Alex de Minaur 🥰 pic.twitter.com/dYQO404awW
— TNT Sports (@tntsports) January 23, 2026
Boulter was also present in the stands at Rod Laver Arena, cheering for the World No. 6.
“Taking his shirt off for everyone 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 @alexdeminaur,” Boulter captioned her Instagram story.
Leading up to the 2026 Australian Open, De Minaur represented Australia at the United Cup. During the group stage, he lost to Casper Ruud but beat Jakub Menšík. In the quarterfinals, he defeated Hubert Hurkacz.
Who Will Alex de Minaur Face at the 2026 Australian Open 4R?
Looking ahead, following his victory over Tiafoe in the third round of the 2026 Australian Open, De Minaur is set to face Alexander Bublik in the fourth round of the tournament.
Leading up to the Melbourne Major, Bublik competed in the 2026 ATP Hong Kong Tennis Open, where he was the second seed and began his campaign in the second round after receiving a first-round bye. He defeated Botic van de Zandschulp, Shang Juncheng, and Marcos Giron to advance to the final. There, he triumphed over Lorenzo Musetti, winning the tournament and claiming his ninth ATP Tour title.
At the Australian Open, Bublik is seeded 10th. He started his campaign by defeating Jenson Brooksby 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in the first round. He secured his place in the fourth round by eliminating Márton Fucsovics 7-5, 6-4, 7-5 in the second round and Tomás Martín Etcheverry 7-6(4), 7-6(5), 6-4 in the third round.
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De Minaur and Bublik have faced each other five times on the ATP Tour, with the World No. 6 winning three of those matches. Their most recent encounter was in the quarterfinals of the 2025 Paris Masters, where Bublik won 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-5.
The winner of the fourth round match between De Minaur and Bublik at the 2026 Australian Open will advance to face either the top seed, Carlos Alcaraz, or the 19th seed, Tommy Paul, in the quarterfinals.
In addition to his singles campaign at the Melbourne Major, Bublik also competed in the doubles event alongside compatriot Alexander Shevchenko. They were eliminated in the first round by the duo of Jean-Julien Rojer and Marcelo Demoliner.
