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Naomi Broady wins first WTA title with victory in Monterrey Open doubles

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Naomi Broady and Sara Sorribes Tormo
Naomi Broady (left) is ranked 134th in the world

Britain's Naomi Broady won her first WTA title with victory alongside Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo in the doubles at the Monterrey Open.

They beat Mexico's Giuliana Olmos and American Desirae Krawczyk 3-6 6-4 10-8.

World number 134 Broady, 28, was knocked out of the singles in the second round by Timea Babos.

The Hungarian went on to lose Sunday's final to world number three Garbine Muguruza, who won her first title of 2018 with a 3-6 6-4 6-3 victory.

Two-time Grand Slam winner Muguruza said: "After a couple of tournaments that didn't really go my way I'm relieved to get a win."

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  • Comment posted by The Cloud, at 10:52 9 Apr 2018

    Maybe this is where Naomi Boady's future lies - in the doubles. I've never thought that she and her brother were great singles players, but doubles is a different proposition.

    Well done to her and her partner. I'm really pleased for them.

  • Comment posted by dave the hat, at 11:26 9 Apr 2018

    At last! Some reporting of doubles. Can we have more please?

  • Comment posted by tollpuddle, at 11:05 9 Apr 2018

    Naomi may zip up the singles rankings....Sometimes,in my opinion,its just a phsychological barrier that holds back players.

    In essence they anticipate defeat before the match kicks off....She is tall,could maybe do with putting on a few more pounds for strength and most of all become more aggressive/offensive.......Opposition,regardless who they are,get unsettled if opponents attack.

  • Comment posted by Owen Goal, at 11:00 9 Apr 2018

    Delighted !

    Hope to see her play at Wimbledon - love that quirky one-handed backhand.

  • Comment posted by misterchristmas, at 10:56 9 Apr 2018

    Splendid! Well done!

  • Comment posted by SP, at 12:56 9 Apr 2018

    Well done to Naomi and I hope this boosts her confidence in her singles game, too.

    Also very pleasing to see positive comments and actually tennis-related here for a change!

  • Comment posted by Sir Regulus, at 13:05 9 Apr 2018

    Well done Broady!!

    :)

  • Comment posted by ChrisE, at 13:44 9 Apr 2018

    Well played to Naomi, and I'm pleased for her.

    I don't however, like the way the BBC portrays it as if she won it on her own, and put her partner's name in almost as an afterthought.

  • Comment posted by Jill Dancaster, at 15:30 9 Apr 2018

    Good to see this reported. I have enjoyed Naomi Broady's contributions during BBC commentary from tournaments over the last year or so. It's been informative to hear from a British player currently on the tour

  • Comment posted by texasbbq75, at 13:13 9 Apr 2018

    A great win for Naomi. I think she has a great game for singles as she is tall and with a big serve, similar to the Plishkova sisters. It's all about confidence, so this win could help propel her into the top 100. I wish she felt that she could make herself available for the Fed Cup though.

  • Comment posted by dave61, at 12:23 9 Apr 2018

    Well done Naomi. Now to move back up the singles rankings. And Liam too.

  • Comment posted by ADM1406, at 11:58 9 Apr 2018

    Well done to Naomi: hopefully this'll increase her confidence & appetite for the game and she'll go on to win many more doubles titles (sadly she's never looked like a tournament winner in singles). Also it's great to see Garbine winning tournaments again; she's so good for the game and has loads of potential but seems to be in danger of failing to fulfil it due to injuries & erratic form.

  • Comment posted by GALAXY, at 15:01 9 Apr 2018

    The Chief will be well chuffed. Well done Naomi, see you at Amytiville this Summer x

  • Comment posted by RomanCraig, at 12:20 9 Apr 2018

    Well played!

  • Comment posted by canary girl, at 11:53 9 Apr 2018

    Well done Naomi! Great news!

  • Comment posted by EastCoastOwl, at 16:19 9 Apr 2018

    Great news,excellent result. We have a lot of young, talented players on tour right now so its good to hear of more progress from one of them.

  • Comment posted by Finkelstein, at 17:19 9 Apr 2018

    "Naomi Broady wins first WTA title with victory in Monterrey Open doubles"

    Absolutely marvellous performance by Naomi Broady and Sara Sorribes. Broady has a great serve and a very decent backhand.

    Lets hope both make it to Wimbledon and that Broady does well in the singles.

  • Comment posted by lizziew, at 17:04 9 Apr 2018

    3. Posted by Owen Goal on 6 hours ago

    Delighted !

    Hope to see her play at Wimbledon - love that quirky one-handed backhand.

    Owen Goal - that quirky one-handed backhand used to be the norm, it is only in recent years players have used a double handed backhand.

  • Comment posted by Eddie Izzards Beret, at 15:13 9 Apr 2018

    Finally some good news for british tennis enthusiasts. With Sir Murray injured, Evo banned having some good old-fashioned fun, and Watson/Konta losing games it's nice to celebrate some silverware.

  • Comment posted by MiloandQ2, at 20:37 9 Apr 2018

    Very well done, would hope this will raise confidence and get Naomi back into the top 100 in singles.However there is no shame in being a very fine doubles player.
    It is sad that the people that pull the strings still cannot get Naomi back into the Uk teams.

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