‘Go to hell': De Minaur's fiancee reveals social media abuse aimed at couple
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.
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.
'It shows how vulnerable we are. You really don't know if this person is on site. You really don't know if they're nearby or if they know where you live or anything like that.'
She also revealed she had received abuse aimed at de Minaur. One message Boulter was sent said: 'Shame on you Alex!!! Tell him he has no respect for his public!!! … 5-3 and loose? Shame on you looser.'
'It's great for her to step up and shine a light into this, which is something that happens to every single tennis player out there. Every single athlete, I would say,' said de Minaur.
'Hopefully, there is something that can be done about it. It's something that's been going on for a while now. It's something that a lot of people have spoken out against, but it doesn't change.
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