Katie Boulter responds when asked if she plans to play mixed doubles with Alex de Minaur at the US Open
Katie Boulter Hints at Possible US Open Mixed Doubles with Alex de Minaur
Katie Boulter, Britain’s No. 1 women’s tennis player, offered a playful yet noncommittal response when asked about playing mixed doubles with her fiancé, Alex de Minaur, at the revamped US Open 2025 mixed doubles event, set for August 19-20 during Fan Week. In an interview ahead of the Queen’s Club Championships on June 11, 2025, Boulter said, “You never know! I don’t think we have ruled it out, but I don’t think we have had a conversation about it. So something needs to change,” adding, “We do need to have a chat. I don’t really know,” per www.thetennisgazette.com. She noted the event’s flexible entry system, explaining, “This one you can literally do the same week, sign in and hope for the best, so I do think it will be a very last-minute decision if we do play,” per www.thetennisgazette.com.[](https://www.thetennisgazette.com/news/katie-boulter-responds-when-asked-if-she-plans-to-play-mixed-doubles-with-alex-de-minaur-at-the-us-open/)
De Minaur, world No. 10, expressed enthusiasm for the new 16-team format, which prioritizes singles players with a condensed two-day schedule and sets of four games, telling Dubai media, “I really enjoy playing mixed doubles, so I think it’s going to be fun to hopefully play some with Katie, which will be exciting,” per www.tennis.com. The couple, engaged since December 2024, previously played mixed doubles at Wimbledon 2023, defeating Storm Hunter and John Peers 6-2, 6-4 before losing in the second round, and competed at the Eisenhower Cup in Indian Wells in March 2025, where they lost early to Ben Shelton and Emma Navarro, per www.atptour.com and www.express.co.uk.[](https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/alex-de-minaur-us-open-mixed-doubles-katie-boulter-fiancee)[](https://www.the-independent.com/sport/tennis/alex-de-minaur-katie-boulter-australian-john-peers-elena-rybakina-b2371535.html)[](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis/2023146/Katie-Boulter-Alex-de-Minaur-fiance-Indian-Wells)
Boulter’s cautious stance contrasts De Minaur’s eagerness, reflecting their focus on singles—Boulter is ranked No. 25, with titles in Nottingham and San Diego, while De Minaur hit a career-high No. 6 in 2024, per www.wtatennis.com. Their chemistry, honed through mutual support and past doubles outings, makes them a potential “power couple” draw, per www.puntodebreak.com. Posts on X, like @tennis365com, amplify fan excitement for their possible US Open reunion, per @tennis365com.[]
