Liam Broady on course for US Open after qualifying win
Thursday 23 August 2018 15:43, UK
British No 5 Liam Broady is through to the second round of US Open qualifying after beating fellow compatriot Jay Clarke in straight sets.
Twenty-four-year-old Broady comfortably won 6-3 6-1 to set up a match against Uladzimir Ignatik of Belarus.
Broady now needs just two more wins to qualify for the tournament which starts in New York on Monday.
Andy Murray, Kyle Edmund and Cameron Norrie are the British men already in the main draw.
Johanna Konta is the only Briton to have gained direct entry to the women's singles while Heather Watson is continuing to progress through qualifying.
The British No 3 beat 14-year-old American Cori Gauff 6-4 6-1 and will now play Japan's Ayano Shimizu.
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