Wimbledon: British hopes Liam Broady and Katie Boulter fail to make second week of tournament | UK News
British hope Liam Broady was dropped from Wimbledon hours after Katie Boulter also lost her match in the third round.
Broady was beaten in consecutive sets by Alex de Minaur as the Australian won 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 on the first court.
Before that, Harmony Tan of France overcame Katie Boulter, winning 6-1 6-1 in just 51 minutes.
The disappointment for British tennis comes a day after Heather Watson and Cameron Norrie reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time.
Broady’s best ever match at Wimbledon ended in a row after de Minaur’s class-leading performance.
As for the Briton, who was tipped to be relegated due to a lack of points at the All England Club, he will now aim to build this up for the tough season.
Read more: British tennis player Cameron Norrie reaches the round of 16 at Wimbledon for the first time
Liam Broady reacts during his Men’s Singles third round match against Alex de Minaur
Despite the strong support of the home crowd on second court, Boulter couldn’t resist Tan’s great diversity and court coverage, and the world number 118 didn’t help her cause equal How to make 21 irresistible mistakes.
After breaking Boulter’s serve twice, Tan hit three aces in her fourth serve to open the set in just 27 minutes.
The French 115th-ranked woman – who knocked out Wimbledon champion Serena Williams seven times in the opening round – won three breaks in the second set in a quick and dominating performance.
The results come after hopes that Emma Raducanu could replicate her US Open magic in SW19 was beaten on Wednesday when the 19-year-old lost to France’s Caroline Garcia.
On the same day, former champion Andy Murray lost in four sets to John Isner of the US.
In the next round, Norrie will face Tommy Paul of America, while Watson will face 97th Jule Niemeier from Germany. beat Slovenia’s Kaja Juvan.
