Alex de Minaur has shed light on how his girlfriend, Katie Boulter, has dealt with online abuse. The 28-year-old, in an interview with BBC Sport, shared how she received hateful messages, including death threats.

Katie Boulter said in an interview that online abuse has become the norm and that she thinks many of the messages are sent by people who are placing bets on tennis matches.

Katie Boulter revealed the shocking level of online abuse she receives as a professional women’s tennis player before she began the defence of her Nottingham Open title in emphatic fashion.