Wimbledon: British star Liam Broady admits winning on Centre Court is ‘the pinnacle’
British star Liam Broady admits winning on Wimbledon’s Center Court is ‘the pinnacle’
Liam Broady says it was worth 25 years of toil to reach the ‘top of the sport’ and win on Center Court on Thursday after the Brit wildcard shocked world No. 4 Casper Ruud.
The Stockport sensation forced the Norwegian prodigy to five sets and won 6-0 in the decisive match.
And Broady said triumphing on the prestigious court finally fulfilled his biggest tennis dream and put his demons to bed.
“I was a really good junior, I was No. 2 in the world and played on No. 1 Court in the junior final,” he said.
“I was a set and a break up and totally choked it up, it laughed. That has haunted me my entire career.
Liam Broady says it was worth 25 years of toil to reach the ‘pinnacle of the sport’ on Thursday
Britain’s wild card stunned world No. 4 Casper Ruud to reach the third round at Wimbledon
The Stockport sensation forced Ruud to five sets and won 6-0 in the decider
“It always bothered me to come back and play the bigger courses, and never really feel like I was comfortable and had performed. That’s why it felt good today.
That’s why I play tennis. I am 29 years old and have only a limited number of Wimbledons left in my career. With these opportunities you have to take the bull by the horns.
It’s the pinnacle of almost every sport. It’s Wimby’s third round, I think it’s £131,000 prize money.’
Fellow Brit Katie Boulter also advanced to the third round.
The national number 1 said she has “nothing to lose” against defending champion Elena Rybakina in her next match.
Broady will play Canadian Denis Shapovalov on Court 2 on Friday.