Katie Boutler and boyfriend Alex de Minaur celebrate the festive season by sporting matching Christmas jumpers… as the tennis power couple prepare to go head-to-head against each other next week at the United Cup

Katie Boulter took to Instagram to share some photos of her and her boyfriend Alex de Minaur celebrating the festive period.

The couple, who were the talk of Wimbledon earlier this year, were pictured on Boulter’s Instagram posing in matching Christmas jumpers with a number of friends and family members.

But as the pair prepare for Christmas, they will have one eye on the start of the new tennis season, which excitingly will see Boulter and De Minaur go head-to-head in the United Cup for the first time in their careers.

The pair notably competed in mixed doubles at Wimbledon earlier this season, where the pair reached the second round of the English Championships before being beaten by Yifan Xu and Göran Vliegen.

Regardless, it was an impressive performance from the pair, who had never played competitively together before the tournament.

Katie Boulter and her boyfriend Alex de Minaur were photographed on the British tennis star’s Instagram wearing matching Christmas jumpers.

It comes as the pair will go head-to-head for the first time in the United Cup next week.

Conversely, the pair will now meet each other for the first time after Boulter confirmed she dated the Australian back in 2021.

Great Britain are in a particularly tough group for the tournament, which runs from Friday 29 December 2023 to Sunday 7 January 2024 in Perth and Sydney in Australia.

The tournament features 18 teams competing, with the UK, Australia and America drawn in the same group and the teams drawn.

The tie consists of a men’s singles match, a women’s singles match and a mixed doubles match, with Australia and Great Britain meeting on the first day of the competition.

Boulter posted several photos online of them celebrating the holiday at home.

The pair enjoyed successful seasons and reached the second round of Wimbledon in doubles in the summer.

Upon learning of the news, De Minaur poked fun at his girlfriend on social media, writing “officially enemies now”, while Boulter hit back, saying: “Well, this will end well.”

It has been a successful season for both players, with Boulter beating Jodie Burrage to claim her first WTA Tour win at the Rothesay Open in Nottingham earlier this year.

Meanwhile, De Minaur won in Acapulco earlier this year and also finished second in several tournaments, including the ATP 500 in Queens and the ATP 1000 in Toronto.