A Lesson Learned From Murray
Katie Boulter has no plans to repeat Andy Murray's famous wedding ring blunder. The three-time Grand Slam champion once tied his wedding band to his shoelaces during practice in California back in 2021, then left his trainers under a car to dry overnight. He woke up the next day to find both the shoes and the ring gone, eventually recovering them only after a public appeal. Boulter, who married Australian star Alex de Minaur this summer, is taking a simpler approach. "I learned from Andy. I'm not going to do that," the 28-year-old said. "I don't wear it. Not during matches."
From Tuscany to Flushing Meadows
Boulter and de Minaur celebrated their marriage with two distinct events: a tiny, intimate ceremony in England attended by just eight people, held largely in honor of her grandfather, followed by a larger, livelier party in Tuscany, Italy. De Minaur's off-the-cuff wedding speech left Boulter in happy tears for hours, despite her initial scepticism about his total lack of preparation beforehand.
Following the celebrations, Boulter wasted no time returning to competition, diving straight into the hard-court swing in North America. She faced early exits in Washington and Toronto, and a second-round loss in Cincinnati, but she viewed those matches as essential preparation for adapting to conditions she believes cannot be replicated back in the United Kingdom. Her US Open campaign opens against American wildcard Carol Young Suh Lee, ranked 143rd in the world, giving Boulter a genuine opportunity to make a deep run at Flushing Meadows this fortnight. TennisDraw users tracking Boulter's bracket potential will be watching that first-round clash closely as a key momentum setter.
