Fans camp out in Wimbledon ticket queue over ‘mini-festival' weekend
Ms Broad, from Swansea, told PA news agency: 'We've been fifth and sixth previously but we've never been to the front of the before.
'We got here on Friday and thought, 'Where is everyone?'
'We didn't even notice we were at the front until someone came and sat down behind us.
'It's a lovely thing to achieve but it's been exhausting.'
With temperatures reaching the 30Cs over the weekend, she added: 'The sun has been tough but we're in the shade now.'
She was hoping to see world number three Carlos Alcaraz, but also planned to cheer on Mimi Xu, the British wildcard taking on Emma Raducanu on Court 1.
'She's from Swansea, so we have to show our support,' Ms Broad added.
Nearby, dozens of Alcaraz fans from Spain and the US were camping out in matching red-and-yellow bucket hats ready to cheer on the defending men's champion.
Maria Iniesta, 47, a physician from Madrid, queued with her husband, sister and three children aged 13, 16 and 18.
Now living in Houston, the family had travelled nearly 5,000 miles for a chance of securing Centre Court tickets.
'We've been queuing since Saturday,' she told PA.
'We've had air mattresses, sleeping bags – everything.
'For us the weather is fine because we're from Spain but we live in Houston.
'It's been funny to watch the British people sweating – it's been easy for us.'
The Wimbledon queue has become a tradition unlike any other in sport, with hundreds lining up to buy on-the-day tickets to the tournament's show courts, as well as grounds passes.
The park resembled a mini-festival by Sunday afternoon, with rows of tents, folding chairs and portable fans scattered across the grass.
One fan revealed that he told his boss he had a dental emergency so he could queue over the weekend.
The man, who did not want to be named, told PA: 'I had to take drastic action – anything for a chance to see Alcaraz.
'Boss is none the wiser but I just need to make sure I don't get caught on the fan-cam.'
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