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US Open 2023: Lily Miyazaki reaches main draw but Liam Broady out

British number seven Lily Miyazaki got through to the main draw of a Grand Slam for the first time after battling through US Open qualifying.

Miyazaki, 27, won 6-3 4-6 6-4 against Slovakian ninth seed Viktoria Hruncakova in New York on Saturday.

Miyazaki, who is ranked 199th in the world, won three matches in a rain-affected week to reach the main draw.

Fellow Briton Liam Broady missed out on the men's singles after losing 4-6 6-3 3-6 to Japan's Sho Shimabukuro.

British number four Broady, 29, has never reached the main draw at Flushing Meadows.