‘I’ve been trying to avoid this’ – British tennis star Katie Boulter helps eliminate her own fiance from United Cup [Video]

KATIE BOULTER helped to eliminate her FIANCE from the United Cup.

Britain dumped hosts Australia from the mixed-team competition to make the quarter-finals against Iga Swiatek’s Poland.

Boulter began the new year with a 6-2 6-1 win in 70 minutes over Australian Olivia Gadecki in Sydney.

Her fella, Aussie Alex de Minaur, won the next singles against Billy Harris 6-2 6-1 and was involved in a doubles rubber win.

Those results meant GB lost the tie 2-1 and all three teams finished on the same points.

But the mathematics of GB’s opening 2-1 success over Argentina meant they topped Group F because they had claimed the most SETS of the three — and the Aussies were out.

Boulter, 28, said: “I’ve been trying to avoid all the stats on this.

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