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Love is in the air, as they say! British star Katie Boulter and her beau Alex de Minaur, the sport’s power couple, have taken their romance to the next level, announcing their engagement in an adorable post that melted hearts worldwide. But the spotlight didn’t just stop at the exchange of rings. There has been a wide range of reactions from Boulter and Minaur’s colleagues. What did they say about this beautiful couple?

Boulter and Minaur just landed in Melbourne for the upcoming Australian Open. Sharing updates of their arrival together on IG story yesterday, this tennis power couple also gave a peek into their amazing equation. The Melbourne major is a special event for Boulter and Minaur since their love story began here four years ago. Minaur asked his ladylove for a coffee date and that’s how it all started. The power couple confirmed their relationship on social media in 2021. After three years of that special day, Boulter and Minaur finally shared that they are officially engaged.

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The British WTA star shared a selfie with her talented beau with a beautiful sunset in the backdrop. Showing off the ring on her engagement finger, Boulter dropped an adorable caption. “We’ve been keeping a small secret… 🤭” she wrote highlighting that things might have been planned long before. Boulter and Minaur’s engagement news delighted the fraternity with players showering their love and best wishes for the couple.

Katie Boulter and Alex de Minaur receive tons of best wishes from the fraternity

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As soon as Boulter dropped the news with a special post on Instagram, Russian player Anna Kalinskaya couldn’t help but wish the couple adorably. “Yesssssssssssssss I was waiting 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭 congratulations 😍🙏🏽 a lot of love 🤗” she commented. Now it is already known that Kalinsakaya admires Boulter a lot. When Boulter and De Minaur won the San Diego Open and the Acapulco Open respectively within a day, Kalinskaya was impressed and revealed her wish to achieve a similar milestone with her partner Jannik Sinner. Therefore, seeing Boulter and Minaur finally making their love work truly delighted the Russian player.

Paula Badosa dropped a congratulatory message for the couple and so did Mirjam Bjorklund. “Congrats you guys!!😍❤️,”wrote Bjorklund. Although brief, her words echoed her happiness about the news.

Bjorklund herself got engaged to Denis Shapovalov last year. Seeing Boulter getting engaged to De Minaur must have brought back old memories for her when the Canadian ATP star proposed to her with a beautiful sunset in the background. Shapovalov also commented “Congrats!!” on Boulter’s post.

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Not just Boulter’s friends but De Minaur’s compatriots like Thanasi Kokkinakis, also commented on the post. Although he went with the usual way of congratulating, he rather wrote, “About damn time 😮” reflecting on De Minaur and Boulter’s strong bond for so long. It also expressed how intensely Kokkinakis waited for this special day in his friend’s life.

Boulter’s Billie Jean King Cup partner Emma Raducanu also wrote “Congrats!!” expressing her happiness about the news. Katie Boulter and Alex de Minaur’s engagement is a testimony to the fact that true love still exists. Despite professional commitments, Boulter and De Minaur didn’t hesitate to take their relationship a step forward and show the world how true love thrives, bringing people closer and motivating them to chase their dreams.

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