Boulter-De Minaur relationship labelled 'sickly' by Keothavong but brought stability to Brit: "They're emotionally consistent"

Anne Keothavong highlighted the support of Alex de Minaur in Katie Boulter's career.

The former world No. 48, who is now the captain of the United Kingdom's Billie Jean King Cup team, commented on the good form of 26-year-old Katie Boulter. Boulter recently won her first WTA 250 title in Nottingham this month and is currently the last British woman standing in the main draw.

According to Keothavong, Australian player Alex de Minaur has provided stability to Boulter in her career. His support has been instrumental in her recent success and development as a player:

“Alex is so down to earth and so lovely,” she said.

“I hate to say it but they are sickly – in a very cute kind of way, very supportive of each other.”

"You can tell how much they care for each other and how much they support each other and it was great to see him courtside supporting her after his match and you see it within their families as well with their mums, Alex has got his mum and his sister around and Katie’s got her mum and grandad and brother around and the families get on well,” BBC commentator said.

“And Katie is a delightful woman, she really is and she’s good company. Absolutely, if you're settled in your personal life, if you’re happy there, then you’re work life becomes a lot easier,” Keothovang said.

"It’s clear what you have to do and you have good people around you consistently giving you the same kind of messaging and they’re emotionally consistent,”

"It's hard enough being a tennis player the emotional highs and lows but you need people around you who are going to stay level-headed and not look too far ahead or get too excited but help you keep your feet on the ground.”

Katie Boulter will face Elena Rybakina in the third round of the 2023 Wimbledon. The British player is set to achieve her highest career ranking (currently world No. 71 in the live rankings) and equals her previous performance in 2022, when she reached the third round of Wimbledon and secured a victory over the 6th seed and former world No. 1, Karolina Pliskova.