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US Open 2023 qualifying: Liam Broady and Lily Miyazaki win opening qualifying matches

Britain's Liam Broady started his latest attempt to reach the US Open main draw for the first time with a win in the opening round of qualifying.

Broady, 29, fought back to win 4-6 6-1 6-2 against Jelle Sels in New York.

The British number four, ranked 108th and seeded 10th, will play another Dutchman Jesper de Jong next.

Lily Miyazaki also progressed by beating Ukrainian 23rd seed Daria Snigur 6-3 6-2, but Jan Choinski lost to Japan's Sho Shimabukuro.

British number seven Miyazaki, who moved to London aged 10 but only changed allegiance from Japan last year, faces Russian world number 180 Valeria Savinykh in her next match.