Liam Broady crushes Kaichi Uchida to reach title-round – US Open Boys’ Singles 2012
British rising star, Liam Broady, stunned the eighth seed, Kaichi Uchida, with double breadsticks at the Boys’ Singles event of the US Open 2012 on Saturday. He jolted down a 6-1, 6-1 victory against the Japanese seed to cruise into the final round at this
last of the four Grand Slam events held in Corona Park in New York City, United States.
The 18-year-old Brit reeled off 11 games in a row to crush Uchida in straight sets in their first encounter. After earning the fame in just under an hour, Broady comfortably advanced into the final showdown at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
Broady high-spiritedly entered Court number 13 at this major hard court tournament. After Uchida held his serve in the opening game, the Brit went on a five-game killing spree and pulled out the opener with a breadstick. He blocked the lone breakpoint he
came across to keep his entire serves and cashed in three out of four break chances to inch towards the limelight.
Ranked 990th in the South African Airways ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) World Tour Rankings, Broady maintained his intensity in the following set. He stroke out the opening five games before Uchida could hold on. The Brit plucked his
serve once again and sealed the set with an assuring 6-1 score line. He was never challenged with any breakpoint and converted two out of five break chances to his advantage.
All in all, Broady spilled more double faults and manifested a poor first serve share of 38 per cent in contrast with the Japanese’s 44 per cent. However, he spectacularly marked 13 out of 14 points on it and finished the match with 54 points.
Up next for the Brit is the second seed, Filip Peliwo from Canada. The seeded Canadian devastated the Japanese contender, Yoshihito Nishioka, with a bagel to set up this battle. He lost his serve once but cashed in all five break opportunities to clobber
a 6-4, 6-0 success. The Canadian youngster spilled more double faults but amazingly marked 21 out of 32 points on his first serve share to prevail.
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