The 24-year-old Briton is a rare forthright voice on issues ranging from equality in tennis to LGBT rights and gun control, and hopes his hard work and form can be rewarded at Wimbledon next week
In the past 12 months Britain’s Liam Broady has risen more than 200 places in the world rankings, a run of form that earned him a wildcard into the main draw at Wimbledon next week. For a man who has played only two grand slam events before, each at Wimbledon, it is a huge opportunity to earn ranking points and money, the kind of cash that will help him plan for the rest of the year.
Ranked 175, just below his career-high 158, Broady has been spending most of his time at Challenger Tour level, with the odd step up into top-level events. Last September, he qualified for the ATP event in St Petersburg and reached the quarter-finals. This March he qualified for the Masters 1000 event in Miami and won a round. Almost a third of his career prize money of $426,130 has been earned in the past 18 months and a win or two at Wimbledon would move him closer to his goal of breaking through at the top level.
Written by Simon Cambers
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jun/28/liam-broady-interview-wimbledon-2018 under the title “Liam Broady: ‘I’ve got to put opinions out there. It’s frustrating more people don’t speak out’”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
