Tennis power couple warm up for Wimbledon by both winning grasscourt titles on same day

Tennis power couple warm up for Wimbledon by both winning grasscourt titles on same day

Alex de Minaur shot to the highest world ranking of his career after his win in the Netherlands,and hours later his girlfriend,Brit Katie Boulter,won the Nottingham title,also on grass.

  • byMarc McGowan

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