See Alex de Minaur's touching gesture for girlfriend Katie Boulter after the Aussie's big French Open win was hit by controversy Alex de Minaur smashed American teenager Alex Michelsen Was the first win for the Australian contingent in Paris By Ian Chadband For Australian Associated Press and James Cooney For Daily Mail Australia Published: 20:26 EDT, 28 May 2024 | Updated: 20:26 EDT, 28 May 2024 e-mail View comments Aussie tennis star Alex de Minaur has savoured his best win on the Roland Garros clay before racing over to girlfriend Katie Boulter's late-night match to cheer her on. The Australian No.1 and his young American hot-shot opponent Alex Michelsen had to hang around for an age, including a false start when they actually came on to Court Simmone Mathieu and were dragged off again before even getting the chance to warm up.

But when they finally did get going on Tuesday, with de Minaur wearing a thermal undershirt to keep out the cold on the damp, miserable day, he still lit up Roland Garros's most beautiful 'garden' court with his 6-1 6-0 6-2 demolition job on the 19-year-old who had blitzed him on a hard court in Los Cabos in April. 'The Demon' was then spotted shortly afterwards at girlfriend Katie Boulter's night match on Court 9, where she was facing Paula Badosa. A photo of him fist pumping his encouragement appeared on social media, with the post also noting that Badosa's boyfriend Stefanos Tsitsipas was not in attendance.

Alex de Minaur cruised to victory again.