Alex de Minaur’s fiancee Katie Boulter reveals social media abuse

Alex de Minaur has supported his British fiancee and fellow tennis star Katie Boulter after she opened up on the social media abuse she receives.

Boulter shared her experiences with BBC Sport to highlight the issue of players receiving toxic messages online.

British tennis star Katie Boulter. Credit: Getty Images

The 28-year-old’s examples included a message telling her to buy “candles and a coffin for your entire family” with a reference to her “grandmother’s grave if she’s not dead by tomorrow”, one stating she should “go to hell” as she had cost the poster money, and another stating “hope you get cancer”.

Boulter said: “I just wonder who the person is that has sent that. I don’t think it’s something that I would ever say to my worst enemy. It’s just an awful, awful thing to say to anyone. It’s horrible.

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