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Ian Chadband

Alex and Katie mutual support amid Wimbledon dramas

British star Katie Boulter has been left grateful for the consoling words of boyfriend Alex de Minaur after her Wimbledon exit and she'll be back in the Australian star's corner as he seeks his own slice of SW19 glory. 

The Anglo-Aussie pair, the supposed 'power couple' of tennis, have become big news at Wimbledon, with plenty of social media praise being heaped on de Minaur after he acted as a comforter for British No.1 Boulter following her capitulation to Harriet Dart in the deciding super tie-break of their second-round match.

"It's just being there for each other, right? So whatever it is she needs today, I'll be there for her," de Minaur explained after he had helped her come to terms with a shattering capitulation from 6-2 up in the breaker.

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