Stockport tennis star Liam Broady opened his campaign to qualify for Tennis's 'fifth' slam, the BNP Paribas Masters in Indian Wells, California, with a win over Indian Ramkumar Ramanathan to set up a match with Christopher O'Connell.
Broady has already recorded a hat-trick of qualifying successes on the big stage this year, by following his qualification for the Australian Open by also winning through to ATP 250 main draws in Dallas and Delray Beach.
This was Broady's first match back after a toe injury hampered his progress in the Delray Beach event, and he started like a house on fire, putting pressure on his Indian opponent from the outset.
