Alex de Minaur, the fiancée of fellow tennis star Katie Boulter, cracked a silly joke after her big win in the second round of the Australian Open.

Jelena Dokic has pointed to the success of Alex de Minaur and Katie Boulter to slap down suggestions Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa have struggled on the court due to their relationship. Tsitsipas suffered a shock first-round loss at the Australian Open after curious footage showed him looking rather glum while talking to girlfriend Badosa behind the scenes.

Katie Boulter had a humbling message for her partner as he prepared for his opening match at the Australian Open. Alex de Minaur will headline the Rod Laver Arena night session on Tuesday as he begins his campaign to win his home Grand Slam tournament.

Katie Boulter survived an intense encounter with Canada's Rebecca Marino to help set a new British record at the Australian Open. For the first time, six British players have won first-round matches but Boulter had to work extremely hard to join Jack Draper, Emma Raducanu, Jodie Burrage, Harriet Dart and Jacob Fearnley in round two.

Katie Boulter became the sixth British player to win their match in the opening round of the Australian Open this year.

British No. 1 women’s player Katie Boulter was joined by her fiancé, fellow tennis pro Alex de Minaur, as she battled into the Australian Open second-round

British No.1 Katie Boulter is into the Australian Open second round after beating Rebecca Marino with six Brits having now won their first-round matches.

Katie Boulter made history at the Australian Open by securing a British record for the most first-round singles victories at the tournament, overcoming Canadian world No. 98 Rebecca Marino in a tense and thrilling match.