Liam Broady

Liam Broady made the third round of a grand slam for the first time after producing a stunning upset against the 12th seed, Diego Schwartzman, at Wimbledon.

The second set was more even and Schwartzman showed his quality with a crucial break in the 10th game to level up. There was no looking back for the home favourite, who broke twice to seal his best result since turning professional in 2014. The same looked to be the case again here after he reeled off 11 games in a row to take control of the second-round tie.

Liam Broady may be enjoying the best Grand Slam run of his career at Wimbledon, but the Brit will not see his just rewards in the men's rankings.

"I'm just grateful to have made the third round of Wimbledon, to be honest. I mean, that's been the story with tennis for a long time, for lots of different reasons. Broady defeated No 12 seed Diego Schwartzman to reach the third round of Wimbledon for the first time in his career. Qualifying in Australia, I'm not sure if the points for players who qualify for slams are maybe as good as they should be. I beat two top-hundred players for the first time in Phoenix, one of them being Goffin and Rinderknech. But the ATP and WTA announced they would be not awarding ranking points for the grasscourt slam.

LIAM BROADY dug deep to pull off the biggest Grand Slam win of his career - and gain Wimbledon revenge over 12th seed Diego Schwartzman.The British No.

“At times I was struggling. But after failing to take either of the two break points he carved out at the start of the second, Broady cracked as he served to stay in the set, hitting long on his opponent’s third opportunity to level the match. It was a huge moment for Stockport lefty Broady, who greeted his second five set win of the week by dropping his racket, stretching his arms wide and pointing to his ears to drink in the acclaim.

Liam Broady was proud to give the tight-knit British playing group something to shout about after he stunned 12th seed Diego Schwartzman in five sets at ...

“Andy has always been probably one of my toughest critics, but he’s also been one of the greatest advisers that I’ve had. On Murray, who regularly pokes fun at Broady on social media, the British number five added: “Yeah, I’ll probably send him a text. “At the end of the day tennis is a lottery.

The British wild card was in high spirits after winning a second straight five-setter to reach his first Grand Slam third round.

Broady, who keeps his wit sharp thanks to some often brutal exchanges with buddy Andy Murray, somehow found a second gear after falling behind 0-3 in the fourth set. Having already played two long matches in singles and doubles earlier this week, the 28-year-old credited a change of tactics with helping him edge over the finish line after a nearly four-hour clash. “It was easy, wasn’t it?” he said to laughter from the No. 3 Court crowd.

Liam Broady made the third round of a grand slam for the first time with a stunning comeback win in five sets over 12th seed Diego Schwartzman at Wimbledon.

“Sometimes I struggle to put the ball in court even though my heart is always there. Broady’s bang of the chest signalled his intentions for the decider and there was no looking back for the home favourite, with two breaks able to seal his best result since he turned professional in 2014. The second was more even and Schwartzman showed his quality with a crucial break in the 10th game to level up.

Liam Broady made the third round of a grand slam for the first time with a stunning comeback win in five sets over 12th seed Diego Schwartzman at Wimbledon.

“Sometimes I struggle to put the ball in court even though my heart is always there. Broady’s bang of the chest signalled his intentions for the decider and there was no looking back for the home favourite, with two breaks able to seal his best result since he turned professional in 2014. The second was more even and Schwartzman showed his quality with a crucial break in the 10th game to level up.

Broady has spent seven hours and 17 minutes on court and managed to go deeper in the tournament than Andy Murray.

“Andy has always been probably one of my toughest critics, but he’s also been one of the greatest advisers that I’ve had. On Murray, who regularly pokes fun at Broady on social media, the British number five added: “Yeah, I’ll probably send him a text. “At the end of the day tennis is a lottery.

Liam Broady made the third round of a grand-slam for the first time with a stunning comeback win to beat 12th seed Diego Schwartzman in five sets at ...

Liam Broady made the third round of a grand-slam for the first time with a stunning comeback win to beat 12th seed Diego Schwartzman in five sets at ...

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Broady reaches third round of a grand slam for first time after fighting back from behind.

“I feel like sometimes people are a bit harsh on some of the British players,” Broady added. In the spirit of their previous joshing on Twitter, might Broady consider pointing out that he has outlasted Murray at this year’s Wimbledon? “I'm not going to even go down that road,” Broady replied. “Every player has to have a big win on a big court,” said Dave Sammel, Broady’s stalwart coach, and a man who has been at the heart of British tennis for three decades. “Andy has always been probably one of my toughest critics, but he's also been one of the greatest advisers that I've had. Between them, they served only 12 aces in 296 points, so there was a lot of running before Broady finally surged across the finish line by a 6-2, 4-6, 0-6, 7-6, 6-1 margin. At 28, Broady has been searching for this sort of payday throughout a decade’s worth of professional tennis.

LIAM BROADY secured the biggest win of his career in beating No 12 seed Diego Schwartzman in a five-set thriller at Wimbledon.

"I had everyone fooled at two-sets-to-one and a break down in the fourth [laughs]. No It's an amazing feeling. Broady joked afterwards "It was easy weren't it" before laughing along with the crowd. But Schwartzman's experience soon showed as he took the next two sets, including a bagel in the third.