Katie Boulter at 2025 Australian Open: Next match, ranking and latest news as British number one discovers Grand Slam rival
Katie Boulter will look to continue her fine start to the 2025 tennis calendar when she gets her Australia Open campaign underway this weekend. The British No.1 in women’s singles enjoyed an excellent season on the WTA and ATP Tours last year with titles in Nottingham and San Diego. Boulter is in tremendous form ahead of the Australian OpenGetty However, Boulter came unstuck at major tournament level and failed to go beyond the second round in any of the four Grand Slams. The 28-year-old got her 2025 season off to the perfect start by guiding Great Britain into the United Cup quarter-finals in Sydney. Boulter will now head across Australia to Melbourne for the Open, where further success down under will be particularly special. The Leicester-born star recently announced her engagement to fellow tennis star and Australia’s world No.9 Alex de Minaur. Katie Boulter at 2025 Australian Open: Ranking As it stands, Boulter is currently ranked as the 23rd-best women’s singles player in the WTA rankings. She achieved the feat in November following her run to the Hong Kong Open final – her third final of the year. Despite losing 6-1, 6-2 to top seed Diana Shnaider, Boulter moved into the world’s top 25 for the first time which is where she still resides. Boulter has held the title as the British No. 1 player in women’s singles since June 2023 after overhauling Emma Raducanu. Raducanu earned the top position after her US Open triumph in 2021 but has been hampered by injuries since. The pair both had direct entry into the main draw at the Australian Open, alongside Sonay Kartal and Jodie Burrage. Boulter is eyeing a career-best run at a Grand Slam Boulter won in Nottingham last yearGetty Katie Boulter at 2025 Australian Open: Next opponent Boulter will take on Canada’s Rebecca Marino in the first-round. It will take place on Tuesday, January 14. Her start time is yet to be determined. Boulter boasts a perfect 2-0 record from her two career matches against world No.98 Marino. The Brit bested her Grand Slam rival 6-3 6-1 when they faced each other on hard courts in the latter’s home country in August 2023. Boulter then claimed another straight-sets victory over Marino during her successful run to the Nottingham title last June. Should she win again here, Boulter would face either Olivia Gadecki or Veronika Kudermetova in the next round while fourth-seed Jasmine Paolini could await in round four. Boulter and De Minaur are considered to be one of tennis’ power couplesGetty Katie Boulter at 2025 Australian Open: How to follow The Grand Slam is being held at Melbourne Park and play will begin on Sunday, January 12. It will run until the men’s final on Sunday, January 26 with Boulter hoping to be in the women’s final taking place the day before. Main-day sessions each day begin at midnight UK time, until the semi-finals [Melbourne is 11 hours ahead of GMT]. The night sessions will then get underway at 7:30am UK time. The showpiece event will be shown live on Eurosport. You can also stream every match of the 2025 Australian Open live and on-demand on discovery+. Entertainment & Sport pass prices on discovery+ are £6.99/month. For all streaming info, visit here. talkSPORT will also have updates on Boulter throughout, and talkSPORT.com will have all the reaction from her journey. To tune in to talkSPORT through the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM. Boulter avoided fiancé De Minaur while teaming up with Charles BroomGetty Katie Boulter at 2025 Australian Open: What has been said? Boulter admitted she ‘lost a lot of sleep’ at the prospect of facing her new fiance De Minaur on court during the United Cup. The tennis power-couple almost faced off for Great Britain and Australia’s mixed-doubles teams respectively after Boulter thrashed her partner’s Aussie compatriot Olivia Gadecki in the singles. She said in her on-court interview: “I’m very happy to start my new year like that. “I feel like I’ve actually lost a lot of sleep recently over the thought of playing my fiance in doubles so I’m so tired and just very happy to get through this rubber.”
Katie Boulter will look to continue her fine start to the 2025 tennis calendar when she gets her Australia Open campaign underway this weekend.
The British No.1 in women’s singles enjoyed an excellent season on the WTA and ATP Tours last year with titles in Nottingham and San Diego.
However, Boulter came unstuck at major tournament level and failed to go beyond the second round in any of the four Grand Slams.
The 28-year-old got her 2025 season off to the perfect start by guiding Great Britain into the United Cup quarter-finals in Sydney.
Boulter will now head across Australia to Melbourne for the Open, where further success down under will be particularly special.
The Leicester-born star recently announced her engagement to fellow tennis star and Australia’s world No.9 Alex de Minaur.
Katie Boulter at 2025 Australian Open: Ranking
As it stands, Boulter is currently ranked as the 23rd-best women’s singles player in the WTA rankings.
She achieved the feat in November following her run to the Hong Kong Open final – her third final of the year.
Despite losing 6-1, 6-2 to top seed Diana Shnaider, Boulter moved into the world’s top 25 for the first time which is where she still resides.
Boulter has held the title as the British No. 1 player in women’s singles since June 2023 after overhauling Emma Raducanu.
Raducanu earned the top position after her US Open triumph in 2021 but has been hampered by injuries since.
The pair both had direct entry into the main draw at the Australian Open, alongside Sonay Kartal and Jodie Burrage.
Katie Boulter at 2025 Australian Open: Next opponent
Boulter will take on Canada’s Rebecca Marino in the first-round.
It will take place on Tuesday, January 14.
Her start time is yet to be determined.
Boulter boasts a perfect 2-0 record from her two career matches against world No.98 Marino.
The Brit bested her Grand Slam rival 6-3 6-1 when they faced each other on hard courts in the latter’s home country in August 2023.
Boulter then claimed another straight-sets victory over Marino during her successful run to the Nottingham title last June.
Should she win again here, Boulter would face either Olivia Gadecki or Veronika Kudermetova in the next round while fourth-seed Jasmine Paolini could await in round four.
Katie Boulter at 2025 Australian Open: How to follow
The Grand Slam is being held at Melbourne Park and play will begin on Sunday, January 12.
It will run until the men’s final on Sunday, January 26 with Boulter hoping to be in the women’s final taking place the day before.
Main-day sessions each day begin at midnight UK time, until the semi-finals [Melbourne is 11 hours ahead of GMT].
The night sessions will then get underway at 7:30am UK time.
The showpiece event will be shown live on Eurosport.
You can also stream every match of the 2025 Australian Open live and on-demand on discovery+.
Entertainment & Sport pass prices on discovery+ are £6.99/month. For all streaming info, visit here.
talkSPORT will also have updates on Boulter throughout, and talkSPORT.com will have all the reaction from her journey.
To tune in to talkSPORT through the website, click HERE for the live stream.
You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
Katie Boulter at 2025 Australian Open: What has been said?
Boulter admitted she ‘lost a lot of sleep’ at the prospect of facing her new fiance De Minaur on court during the United Cup.
The tennis power-couple almost faced off for Great Britain and Australia’s mixed-doubles teams respectively after Boulter thrashed her partner’s Aussie compatriot Olivia Gadecki in the singles.
She said in her on-court interview: “I’m very happy to start my new year like that.
“I feel like I’ve actually lost a lot of sleep recently over the thought of playing my fiance in doubles so I’m so tired and just very happy to get through this rubber.”
