Blinkers on for Demon after comforting fiancee Katie
British star Katie Boulter bowed out, surprisingly beaten by Argentine lucky loser Solana Sierra, on Wednesday on the eve of de Minaur's own second-round match, which, after an absent-minded start, he won in four sets against French qualifier Arthur Cazaux.
The exit of the high-profile Boulter was a headline tale in the British sports - and news - pages where her relationship with de Minaur as the most celebrated couple in tennis often features too.
After the loss, she told reporters gloomily: "Sometimes I just have to accept that my moment might not come."
De Minaur, who attended her match on Wednesday, was left to try to console his 28-year-old other half, to whom he got engaged just before Christmas.
"There's no real rule book that you can go on, but it's not ideal, it's not nice," said the sympathetic 26-year-old Sydneysider.
"I felt for Katie yesterday, and I've been in those positions myself. It's not easy by any means to forget about it. It's something that kind of stays with you.
"On my side, there's obviously the part of doing my best to comfort her and try to be there for her, the same way she is there for me through the good stuff and the bad stuff.
"It definitely does have a little bit of impact on yourself, and you've got to do your best to try and have a mental reset and kind of shift your focus towards yourself, realising you do have a match the following day that you've got to prepare for.
"It's not going to be an easy one, it's going to be a battle. So, it's a lot of different aspects to deal with, which aren't easy. I think I can get better at it, but that's experience."
De Minaur has become much more of a favourite with the British crowds since the pair became an item.
"I've felt an amazing shift of support the last three or four years, and spending a lot more time here in the UK, it's been quite special," said de Minaur, calling Wimbledon his "second home slam" after getting a rousing reception following his 4-6 6-2 6-4 6-0 win.
"It feels like I'm growing roots here. All the way from spending some time together, being at home with Katie, knowing the location a lot better, it definitely gives you an overall better feeling as you go into this tournament."
Alex de Minaur has revealed the difficulty of having to blank out the disappointment of his fiancee being knocked out of Wimbledon as he focused to keep his own title ambitions afloat at the grass-court grand slam.
British star Katie Boulter bowed out, surprisingly beaten by Argentine lucky loser Solana Sierra, on Wednesday on the eve of de Minaur's own second-round match, which, after an absent-minded start, he won in four sets against French qualifier Arthur Cazaux.
The exit of the high-profile Boulter was a headline tale in the British sports - and news - pages where her relationship with de Minaur as the most celebrated couple in tennis often features too.
After the loss, she told reporters gloomily: "Sometimes I just have to accept that my moment might not come."
De Minaur, who attended her match on Wednesday, was left to try to console his 28-year-old other half, to whom he got engaged just before Christmas.
"There's no real rule book that you can go on, but it's not ideal, it's not nice," said the sympathetic 26-year-old Sydneysider.
"I felt for Katie yesterday, and I've been in those positions myself. It's not easy by any means to forget about it. It's something that kind of stays with you.
"On my side, there's obviously the part of doing my best to comfort her and try to be there for her, the same way she is there for me through the good stuff and the bad stuff.
"It definitely does have a little bit of impact on yourself, and you've got to do your best to try and have a mental reset and kind of shift your focus towards yourself, realising you do have a match the following day that you've got to prepare for.
"It's not going to be an easy one, it's going to be a battle. So, it's a lot of different aspects to deal with, which aren't easy. I think I can get better at it, but that's experience."
De Minaur has become much more of a favourite with the British crowds since the pair became an item.
"I've felt an amazing shift of support the last three or four years, and spending a lot more time here in the UK, it's been quite special," said de Minaur, calling Wimbledon his "second home slam" after getting a rousing reception following his 4-6 6-2 6-4 6-0 win.
"It feels like I'm growing roots here. All the way from spending some time together, being at home with Katie, knowing the location a lot better, it definitely gives you an overall better feeling as you go into this tournament."
Alex de Minaur has revealed the difficulty of having to blank out the disappointment of his fiancee being knocked out of Wimbledon as he focused to keep his own title ambitions afloat at the grass-court grand slam.
British star Katie Boulter bowed out, surprisingly beaten by Argentine lucky loser Solana Sierra, on Wednesday on the eve of de Minaur's own second-round match, which, after an absent-minded start, he won in four sets against French qualifier Arthur Cazaux.
The exit of the high-profile Boulter was a headline tale in the British sports - and news - pages where her relationship with de Minaur as the most celebrated couple in tennis often features too.
After the loss, she told reporters gloomily: "Sometimes I just have to accept that my moment might not come."
De Minaur, who attended her match on Wednesday, was left to try to console his 28-year-old other half, to whom he got engaged just before Christmas.
"There's no real rule book that you can go on, but it's not ideal, it's not nice," said the sympathetic 26-year-old Sydneysider.
"I felt for Katie yesterday, and I've been in those positions myself. It's not easy by any means to forget about it. It's something that kind of stays with you.
"On my side, there's obviously the part of doing my best to comfort her and try to be there for her, the same way she is there for me through the good stuff and the bad stuff.
"It definitely does have a little bit of impact on yourself, and you've got to do your best to try and have a mental reset and kind of shift your focus towards yourself, realising you do have a match the following day that you've got to prepare for.
"It's not going to be an easy one, it's going to be a battle. So, it's a lot of different aspects to deal with, which aren't easy. I think I can get better at it, but that's experience."
De Minaur has become much more of a favourite with the British crowds since the pair became an item.
"I've felt an amazing shift of support the last three or four years, and spending a lot more time here in the UK, it's been quite special," said de Minaur, calling Wimbledon his "second home slam" after getting a rousing reception following his 4-6 6-2 6-4 6-0 win.
"It feels like I'm growing roots here. All the way from spending some time together, being at home with Katie, knowing the location a lot better, it definitely gives you an overall better feeling as you go into this tournament."
Alex de Minaur has revealed the difficulty of having to blank out the disappointment of his fiancee being knocked out of Wimbledon as he focused to keep his own title ambitions afloat at the grass-court grand slam.
British star Katie Boulter bowed out, surprisingly beaten by Argentine lucky loser Solana Sierra, on Wednesday on the eve of de Minaur's own second-round match, which, after an absent-minded start, he won in four sets against French qualifier Arthur Cazaux.
The exit of the high-profile Boulter was a headline tale in the British sports - and news - pages where her relationship with de Minaur as the most celebrated couple in tennis often features too.
After the loss, she told reporters gloomily: "Sometimes I just have to accept that my moment might not come."
De Minaur, who attended her match on Wednesday, was left to try to console his 28-year-old other half, to whom he got engaged just before Christmas.
"There's no real rule book that you can go on, but it's not ideal, it's not nice," said the sympathetic 26-year-old Sydneysider.
"I felt for Katie yesterday, and I've been in those positions myself. It's not easy by any means to forget about it. It's something that kind of stays with you.
"On my side, there's obviously the part of doing my best to comfort her and try to be there for her, the same way she is there for me through the good stuff and the bad stuff.
"It definitely does have a little bit of impact on yourself, and you've got to do your best to try and have a mental reset and kind of shift your focus towards yourself, realising you do have a match the following day that you've got to prepare for.
"It's not going to be an easy one, it's going to be a battle. So, it's a lot of different aspects to deal with, which aren't easy. I think I can get better at it, but that's experience."
De Minaur has become much more of a favourite with the British crowds since the pair became an item.
"I've felt an amazing shift of support the last three or four years, and spending a lot more time here in the UK, it's been quite special," said de Minaur, calling Wimbledon his "second home slam" after getting a rousing reception following his 4-6 6-2 6-4 6-0 win.
"It feels like I'm growing roots here. All the way from spending some time together, being at home with Katie, knowing the location a lot better, it definitely gives you an overall better feeling as you go into this tournament."
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