Liam Broady rises above family 'feud ' to win at Wimbledon

Five-set comeback win puts Briton into second round, but sister Naomi is not so lucky

Liam Broady
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Liam Broady battled his way into the second round of Wimbledon on Monday evening on the same day his sister, Naomi, lost her first round match at SW19.

The Broady brood (both wildcards) were the first British siblings to play at Wimbledon since Buster and Linda Mottram in the 1978 championship. And while Naomi lost 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 to Mariana Duque-Marino of Colombia, her brother beat Australia's Marinko Matosevic 5-7 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-3.

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