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British tennis star Katie Boulter sealed a huge victory against Paula Badosa on Monday afternoon in the women's singles, but was back on the grounds on Tuesday to watch her fiance, Alex De Minaur, in his opening match of the Championships.
Boulter took a prime spot in the stands around Court 18 to watch her beau take on Roberto Carballes Baena.
But amid the sweltering Wimbledon heat, with temperatures climbing upwards of 31 degrees on Tuesday morning, the 28-year-old star sheltered from the sun under a purple and green Wimbledon-branded umbrella.
De Minaur got off to a sollid start against the World No 72, Baena, claiming the first set 6-2.
The Aussie star was clinical with his service, booming the ball down on his Spanish opponint to win 80 per cent of his first service chances but lacked precision when attempting to break his opponent, converting two out of five possible break point chances.
It's been an up-and-down year on the court for the Aussie, who has dropped out of the ATP Tour's top-10 rankings in the past two months to 11th in the world.
De Minaur dazzled at the Australian Open earlier this year, making it to the quarter-finals at his home slam for the first time in his career. He'd lose out on winning his first ATP Tour event of the season to Carlos Alcaraz in the final of the ATP500 event in Rotterdam in February.
More recently, De Minaur, who had began the year ranked 8th on the ATP Tour, was knocked out of April's Madrid Open in the round of 16 by Lorenzo Musetti and then again in the Round of 16 at the ATP 1000 in Rome by Tommy Paul.
At the French Open, the Aussie star failed to make it past the Second Round, being bested by Alexander Bublik over five sets.
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