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Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Tennis – Men’s Singles – Round 2 – Ariake Tennis Park – Tokyo, Japan – July 27, 2021. Hubert Hurkacz of Poland in action during his second round match against Liam Broady of Britain REUTERS/Edgar Su
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Tennis – Men’s Singles – Round 2 – Ariake Tennis Park – Tokyo, Japan – July 27, 2021. Hubert Hurkacz of Poland in action during his second round match against Liam Broady of Britain REUTERS/Edgar Su
The Tokyo Olympics continue to surprise the fans, the latest instance being Liam Broady upsetting Hubert Hurkacz. The Great Britain player beat the Polish star in a three-set thriller. While Hurkacz fought hard, he could not repeat his Wimbledon heroics in Tokyo this time.
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Liam Broady, hailing from Stockport, is on cloud nine after pulling off an upset against the number seven seed, consequently entering the third round.
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Tennis – Wimbledon – All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain – July 6, 2021 Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz celebrates winning his fourth round match against Russia’s Daniil Medvedev REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
I don’t think anyone expects much of me: Liam Broady after beating Hubert Hurkacz
Hubert Hurkacz rose to the limelight when he beat Roger Federer in the quarterfinals of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships. He could not get past Matteo Berrettini in the semifinals, however, made a name for himself. As a result of his performance n England, he had big expectations on his shoulders.
“It?s obviously a career-best win and at a career-high moment, coming in and representing GB at the Olympics, so it couldn?t have gone better. I don?t think anyone expects very much of me, I think that kind of works well for me. It?s nice to get this result just to know that I?m doing some things right. Obviously, to beat somebody of that calibre at the Olympics, you have to be doing better than I was, so it?s nice,” said Broady in an interview with Tennis365.
Broady is the only tennis player in the men’s singles category representing Great Britain after Andy Murray pulled out. Murray chose doubles over singles, as he is not fully fit for the singles category.
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Tennis – Men’s Singles – Round 2 – Ariake Tennis Park – Tokyo, Japan – July 27, 2021. Liam Broady of Britain celebrates after winning his second round match against Hubert Hurkacz of Poland REUTERS/Edgar Su
Who is Liam Broady?
Liam Broady is the World No.142 ranked player under the ATP rankings. He is from Great Britain and has not had the best of the years in 2021. The Brit has a 3-5 win-loss record in 2021, as he has performed poorly at various tournaments.
He crashed out of the Wimbledon Championships in the second round itself. He failed to qualify for the main draw at the French Open and the Australian Open.
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