Liam Broady delighted to prove doubters wrong as he achieves top-100 goal

One of the first thoughts that came into Liam Broady’s mind when he achieved a decade-long goal by securing a place in the top 100 was for the people who gave up on him.

By reaching the final of last week’s second-tier Challenger tournament in St Tropez, Broady guaranteed he would rise to 93 in the rankings when they are updated on Wednesday.

It is 12 years since the Stockport player, who is now 29, reached the boys’ final at Wimbledon and he told the PA news agency of his emotions, saying: “Mainly relief.

“The thing that’s been the goal that’s kept me going for 10 years has been ‘I will be top 100 one day’.

“It’s funny, with this stuff you never feel as good as you think, once you do it you’re like, ‘Oh is that…