The “bad girl” of British tennis, Naomi Broady, has just made a huge point to the Lawn Tennis Association by winning her Wimbledon match against Timea Babos, despite having no support or funding from the LTA.
Broady’s 2-6, 7-6, 6-0 victory over Babos set her with a healthy win of around £43,000 (around R773,000). This is the first big spot of cash for the 24-year-old since being stripped of her LTA funding.
What happened was when Broady was 17, she was suspended by the LTA over a picture posted on social media (shown below) from a night out, which cut her finances and sponsorship potential dramatically – a huge blow for an aspiring and talented athlete.
“I don’t know if it makes my win sweeter, but it’s more satisfying because it’s been me that’s achieved this,” said Broady.
I still to this day don’t particularly see what was the big deal. I wasn’t doing drugs. I wasn’t paralytic drunk on the floor.
It was just a stupid, jokey pose that looked horrible but I didn’t even know it was a condom machine.
But I don’t regret it, I believe everything happens for a reason. It’s been tough. I don’t have any money for myself, it all goes back into my tennis.
Check out Express UK for the full story, and the original news on Broady’s social media picture via Quick Sport News.
