Broady to miss Nottingham Open after car boot accident

Britain's Liam Broady will miss nan Nottingham Open aft hitting his caput connected a car boot, but compatriot Cameron Norrie will characteristic arsenic a wildcard.

Broady, 30, has not played competitively since suffering an ankle wounded successful March and was hoping to return successful nan East Midlands.

The world number 145 has been forced to halt those plans, though, aft suffering a concussion.

"Was connected way for adjacent week but I deed my caput connected my car footwear connected Sunday evening rather hard," Broady posted connected X.

"Tried to practise yesterday and sewage a beautiful bad migraine. Turns retired I person a concussion! So won’t beryllium fresh for Nottingham."

Stockport-born Broady will now look to nan Challenger Tour arena successful Ilkley, opening connected 17 June, arsenic he looks to build his fittingness earlier Wimbledon starts connected 1 July.

British number 1 Norrie, who fell to a first-round conclusion astatine nan French Open, will beryllium successful Nottingham erstwhile nan tourney starts connected Saturday.

Norrie, a 2022 Wimbledon semi-finalist, will play astatine second-tier Challenger level for nan first clip since 2020 and joins chap Briton Dan Evans successful nan main draw.

At 33rd, he is nan highest-ranked subordinate successful nan draw.

“The writer tribunal play is 1 of my favourite times of nan twelvemonth and I can't hold to get started astatine nan Rothesay Open Nottingham," Norrie said.

"It’s ever typical to play successful beforehand of your location crowd."

Norrie is attempting to go nan 4th British man to triumph nan Nottingham Open title aft Greg Rusedski successful 1997 and 2003, Evans successful 2019 and 2022 and Andy Murray successful 2023.

Briton Emma Raducanu features successful nan women's tie aft opting to skip nan French Open to attraction connected preparations for nan grass-court season, which she missed past play pursuing room connected some wrists and 1 ankle.