US Open 2023: Lily Miyazaki reaches main draw but Liam Broady out

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Britain's Lily Miyazaki hits a returnMiyazaki has qualified for a Grand Slam lawsuit for the archetypal time, having antecedently been fixed a wildcard astatine Wimbledon successful 2022
Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Dates: 28 August-10 September
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British fig 7 Lily Miyazaki got done to the main gully of a Grand Slam for the archetypal clip aft battling done US Open qualifying.

Miyazaki, 27, won 6-3 4-6 6-4 against Slovakian ninth effect Viktoria Hruncakova successful New York connected Saturday.

Miyazaki, who is ranked 199th successful the world, won 3 matches successful a rain-affected week to scope the main draw.

Fellow Briton Liam Broady missed retired connected the men's singles aft losing 4-6 6-3 3-6 to Japan's Sho Shimabukuro.

British fig 4 Broady, 29, has ne'er reached the main gully astatine Flushing Meadows.

Miyazaki's advancement means she volition beryllium the seventh British subordinate successful the US Open singles, which commencement connected Monday.

She joins Katie Boulter and Jodie Burrage, Britain's 2 highest-ranked women, successful the women's draw, with Andy Murray, Cameron Norrie, Dan Evans and Jack Draper acceptable to vie successful the men's event.

Those six players each earned nonstop introduction connected the ground of their satellite rankings and they each play their opening matches connected Tuesday.

Miyazaki, who moved to London aged 10 but lone changed allegiance from Japan past year, is waiting to find retired who she volition play against.

Her lone erstwhile Grand Slam quality came erstwhile she mislaid successful the Wimbledon archetypal circular successful 2022 aft being fixed a wildcard.

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