Liam Broady

Liam Broady's best run at Wimbledon ended with a straight sets defeat in the third round following a classy display by Alex De Minaur.

- Wimbledon - Wimbledon - Wimbledon - Wimbledon - Wimbledon The issue remained De Minaur’s serve.

Alex De Minaur added a second Brit to his list of scalps as he defeated Liam Broady in straight sets. The athletic Aussie simply proved too strong for the ...

Alex De Minaur added a second Brit to his list of scalps as he defeated Liam Broady in straight sets. But was unable to hold and his opponent saw out the victory on the fourth matchpoint "I appreciate all the support.

British hopes are still alive in the prestigious tournament, with Heather Watson and Cameron Norrie both through to the quarter-finals.

The disappointment for British tennis came a day after Heather Watson and Cameron Norrie both reached the quarter-final of a Grand Slam for the first time. The 115th-ranked Frenchwoman - who knocked out seven-times Wimbledon champion Serena Williams in the opening round - secured three breaks in the second set in a swift and dominant performance. British hopes are still alive in the prestigious tournament, with Heather Watson and Cameron Norrie both through to the quarter-finals.

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'I'm not sure if it was the right solution in the end,' he said. 'It felt like the classic Jimmy Connors type of thing: 'I didn't lose the match; I ran out of time' he said. But he decided to make tennis 100 per cent.' Broady had dropped to 331 in the world shortly before making that change, in 2019. He said after drawing Andy Murray here, a few years back, that winning would be comparable to 'Stockport County winning the Premier League in one season from the Vanarama North.' I felt like the ball was doing what I was trying to tell it to do. But Broady's search for a different tension – something Jimmy Connors frequently tried mid-game - reflected a refusal to yield which has characterised his Wimbledon and had Number One court rising to applaud him by the end.

Alex de Minaur held firm after a late third-set wobble on Saturday to see off Liam Broady and reach the fourth round at Wimbledon for the first time.

Broady struggled to change that pattern as the match wore on, and De Minaur also claimed the solitary break of the second set in the fifth game. De Minaur was making his second appearance in the third round at SW19, having fallen to Rafael Nadal at the same stage in 2018. I’m just enjoying every second I can on the grass and trying to ride this wave.”

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“The racket only came back once I was a break down in the third. “I have probably had the least success there in my pro career. The first couple sets I felt like the ball was flying off my strings a bit. I felt like I wanted the ground to swallow me up. “The crowd were pretty incredible at the end. Whereas today I felt like I was playing well enough to be able to try and get the crowd involved.

Katie Boulter and Liam Broady both saw their Wimbledon dreams ended in ruthless fashion on middle Saturday.

Going forward, if I can kind of use this momentum, I really feel like I’m going to be in a great place by the end of the year. I like to play on a small court.” The issue remained De Minaur’s serve. “I’ll be ready for qualies (qualifying) this year,” she said. I would never expect to be put ahead of players like that.” I sort of went from zero to a hundred quite quickly. That for me is the biggest thing out of everything. “I’ve got absolutely loads of positives,” she said. I think this week was the cherry on top. Credit to her, she was playing some tough, tough tennis. Clearly it was a bit much.” I’ve played a lot of matches.

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“The racket only came back once I was a break down in the third. The first couple sets I felt like the ball was flying off my strings a bit. “I have probably had the least success there in my pro career. I felt like I wanted the ground to swallow me up. “The conditions are amazing. Whereas today I felt like I was playing well enough to be able to try and get the crowd involved. “The crowd were pretty incredible at the end. I like to play on a small court.” I would never expect to be put ahead of players like that.” I think this week was the cherry on top." I’ve just got to stay healthy, fit and fresh.” Speaking after her defeat on Saturday, the 25-year-old said: “I think I’m just a little bit emotionally drained, if I’m honest.