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Edmund Reaches Maiden Grand Slam Quarter-Final

Kyle Edmund reached his first Grand Slam quarter-final at the Australian Open after securing a gritty 6-7(4), 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Andreas Seppi on Sunday. Edmund becomes the first British man other than Andy Murray to reach the last eight at a Grand Slam since Tim Henman at the 2004 US Open. The World No. 49 won 80 per cent of points behind his first serve and hit 63 winners in the two-hour, 57-minute contest. ATPWorldTour.com spoke exclusively to Edmund about his off-season and hopes for 2018 in the first week of the season in Brisbane. Edmund will meet Grigor Dimitrov for a place in the semi-finals. "He got off to a good start," said Edmund. "Tennis, sometimes you...

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Watch: Nadal Survives Schwartzman Test In Melbourne

Rafael Nadal survived a three-hour, 51-minute battle to end the challenge of Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-3 and reach his 10th Australian Open quarter-final on Sunday. After winning the first set, Nadal established control on three occasions in the second, but was pegged back each time as Schwartzman rallied to level the match in the tie-break. After dropping his first set of the tournament in that tie-break, the World No. 1 re-established control with an improved level on serve to clinch his spot in the last eight of a Grand Slam for the 33rd time. Nadal, who is now assured of staying at World No. 1 post-tournament, will meet Marin Cilic who navigated his way past Pablo Carreno...

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