This is the first ever match in between Broady L Vs Marinko Matosevic in their career. Still image use only – no moving images to emulate broadcast.
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Liam Broady believes tennis’ top stars are let off lightly for swearing on court by “intimidated” umpires.
Liam Broady became the first British player into the second round of Wimbledon after a comeback victory against Australian Marinko Matosevic.
Broady admitted he deserved the fine, but questioned whether the sanctions are consistent across the sport.
Broady trailed 7-5 6-4 after the first two sets, but he managed to dig deep and win the final three sets 6-3 6-2 6-3.
“For me it’s a bit frustrating because you obviously want to go out there and perform as best you can, whereas today I didn’t feel like I was able to do that because of the way that he was playing”, Murray said.
Like Murray, there were a few choice words, enough to earn a code violation for audible obscenity and a $2,500 fine.
“I think sometimes the umpires are intimidated by them and don’t give it to them”.
“I love my family to death but me and my dad aren’t on talking terms at the moment”, he said before Monday’s game.
“But it’s not right to do it obviously in front of a couple of thousand people, especially when there’s young kids in the crowd”.
Serena Williams took a while to get going but the five-time champion stayed on course for the calendar Grand Slam by preserving her unbeaten Wimbledon first-round record.
After banking £47,000 from his win, Stockport star Broady said his father had “not even popped” into his head.
Broady’s sister Naomi cheered him on from the stands, before he returned the favour in her clash against Mariana Duque-Marino, where the Colombian triumphed 7-6 (7/5) 6-3.
According to The Times, in 2007 the LTA “stripped Naomi of her funding after she posted pictures to a social networking site of herself wearing a minidress and posing provocatively next to a condom machine in a lavatory”. But it was fantastic to have my sister there and the rest of my family watching.
While Broady defended his decision to return to the LTA fold, Edmund was preparing for his first-round match against the talented Alexander Dolgopolov of Ukraine.
“I had to grow up and mature as a person, not just a tennis player, filing your tax, getting your own racquets strung, booking your own flights”.
The victor of this match should end up facing the 16th seed David Goffin in the second round who is up against Horacio Zeballos, who is ranked 128th in the world. “Thankfully previous year was a good season for me personally to play every minute of every game, so it’s nice to finally commit my future to West Ham”.
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It happened when the British number six chose to accept financial support from the Lawn Tennis Association and join their programme against his father’s wishes.
