It took six deuces, four break points staved off and then three match points, but Alex de Minaur eventually battled his way past Liam Broady after a epic final game as Britain’s singles represenation at Wimbledon was halved on Saturday.
After Katie Boulter made a rapid exit at the hands of Harmony Tan earlier in the morning, Liam Broady’s run also came to an end, albeit in far more gritty fashion, as De Minaur proved too good for a Brit on Court 1 for the second time in three days.