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The future of British tennis looks bright

ESPN staff
July 5, 2010
Liam Broady and Tom Farquharson won an all-British final on Sunday © Getty Images
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Liam Broady and Tom Farquharson are flying high after winning the boys' doubles title at Wimbledon.

The pair beat Lewis Burton and George Morgan 7-6(4) 6-4 in an all-British final on Court One to become the first British winners of the title since 1995.

"I don't think either of us know how to describe it," Farquharson said. "I played Wimbledon last year and it was the best experience of my life. This year has topped it again. I really don't know how to describe it.

"Playing on Court One with all that support was unbelievable and it was really important to have all those people there to support you and back you.

"Neither of us expected the court to be so big. When I saw games there when I was younger it seemed massive but when you actually step out there and hear the noise greeting you....it made us both pretty nervous in those first few games."

Now 18, Farquharson, will not have a chance to defend his title, but at 16 Broady will be back next year.

The pair were Britain's only success at Wimbledon this year, but Broady insists the future of British tennis looks bright. Oliver Golding beat top seed Jason Kubler on his way to the semi-finals, while in the girl's singles Laura Robson also fell at the semi-final stage.

"We were a few rounds away from having a winner in the boys' and girls' singles but sometimes it doesn't work out right," Broady said. "On a different day Ollie [Golding] would have won his semi-final match but that's just how it worked out."

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