In the Nottingham Open of 2024, Katie Boulter successfully defended her title. The British player made a friendly threat to her boyfriend, Alex de Minaur, who wasn’t present for the final contest, as she celebrated winning her home event.
Boulter competed against Karolina Pliskova in the Nottingham Open 2024 final match. The British player, who captured her first WTA Tour title in Nottingham the previous year, got off to a fast start, breaking Pliskova in the opening set. However, the Czech tied the match with two late breaks of her opponent’s serve.
Boulter said in her on-court interview: “This is a little bit of deja vu; I’m not entirely sure if I am dreaming or if this has happened. It is incredible to be here; it’s got a special place in my heart, and it always will do. It’s been an incredible week for me, mentally tough after a really hard clay-court season.”
The 27-year-old then made light of the fact that her boyfriend, De Minaur, wasn’t there at the game. She assumed the Australian would travel to Nottingham after his victory in the ATP 250 event the same day at the Libema Open in the Netherlands. That wasn’t the case, though, and Boulter made fun of the fact that De Minaur hadn’t shown up.
She said in a funny mood: “My boyfriend didn’t make the trip, even though I thought he might after his win in Hertogenbosch so we will have to be talking about that tonight and see if we are still together! I hope he is listening to this; we have some talking to do! It’s been a great week for me.”
Katie Boulter to Alex de Minaur after winning Nottingham title
“My boyfriend didn’t make the trip even though I thought he might after his win in s-Hertogenbosch. We will have to be talking about that tonight and see if we’re still gonna be together. I hope he’s listening to… pic.twitter.com/xauAl1nIVA
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) June 16, 2024
Katie Boulter in 2024
Currently ranked no.31, Katie played her last match on the 16th of June when she overcame world no.42 Karolina Pliskova 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the final in Nottingham to win her 3rd career title.
Currently, during this year Boulter has managed to achieve a compiled 21-10 win-loss record. The Brit clinched 2 titles in 2024 in San Diego and Nottingham.
Katie Boulter will fight against the world no.47 Anhelina Kalinina in the 1st round. They have never competed against each other so far in top events.
Boulter conquered 2 titles in 2024 in San Diego and Nottingham.
Alex De Minaur in 2024
Now ranked no.7 (career-high), De Minaur played his last match on the 16th of June when he beat world no.23 Sebastian Korda 6-2 6-4 in the final in ‘s-Hertogenbosch to win his 9th career title.
At the moment, during this season Alex has a compiled 33-11 win-loss record. Alex clinched 2 titles in 2024 in Acapulco and Hertogenbosch. Alex got to the final in Rotterdam.
Alex De Minaur will compete against the world no.30 Lorenzo Musetti in the 1st round on Tuesday at 12:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. Their head to head is 1-0 for De Minaur.
The Australian conquered 2 titles in 2024 in Acapulco and Hertogenbosch. De Minaur was the finalist in Rotterdam (ABN AMRO Open).
Alex won 9 titles in his career: 7 on hard courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
