Liam Broady fights back to reach final round of US Open qualifying
Great Britain's Lily Miyazaki also advances to the final round of US Open qualifying after beating Valeros Savinykh on Friday; watch the US Open live on Sky Sports from Monday August 28 as Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek defend their titles.
Saturday 26 August 2023 02:41, UK
Liam Broady fought back from a one-set overnight deficit to beat Jesper de Jong and reach the final round of US Open qualifying in his rain-delayed match on Friday.
The Brit had been bageled 6-0 in the opening set before winning the second 7-5 after resuming with a 4-0 advantage, before clinching the victory and keeping his main draw hopes intact with a 7-5 third set performance.
Elsewhere Great Britain's Lily Miyazaki also secured a spot in the final round of qualifying after beating Valeros Savinykh 6-4 6-4 to set up a meeting with Viktoria Hruncakova.
Broady will now face Sho Shimabukuro of Japan after he eliminated Britain's Jan Choinski with a 6-3 6-3 victory on Wednesday.
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The 29-year-old, who reached the third round at Wimbledon this summer, is looking to join Andy Murray, Cameron Norrie, Dan Evans and Jack Draper in the main draw, while Miyazaki is hoping to accompany British women's No 1 Katie Boulter and Jodie Burrage.
Broady has never made it beyond the second round of qualifying for the US Open, with Miyazaki also attempting to reach the main tournament for the first time in her career.
Miyazaki is ranked 209th in the world and made her Grand Slam debut at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, where she was beaten by Caroline Garcia in the opening round.
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