Kyle Edmund booked his place in a fourth tour-level quarter-final of the year on Wednesday at the Millennium Estoril Open. The third-seeded Briton proved to be too strong for 19-year-old Australian wild card Alex de Minaur 6-2, 7-5 in one hour and 37 minutes. De Minaur worked his way back from a 2-4 deficit in the second set, but had his serve broken in the 11th game when he hit a backhand slice wide at 15/40. Edmund calmly closed out to love for his 12th match win of 2018, which includes a runner-up finish at the Grand Prix Hassan II (l. to Andujar) and an Australian Open semi-final exit (l. to Cilic). Edmund will next face Joao Sousa, who saved...
Players competing at the Millennium Estoril Open this week will be sliding on the red clay, battling for a coveted ATP World Tour title. But before the main draw begins, some competitors were sliding around something else — a surfboard. Portugal’s own Joao Sousa and British No. 1 Kyle Edmund took time out to learn how to catch some waves with a special instructor — world-class surfer Frederico 'Kikas' Morais, ranked No. 14 in the World Surf League. “It’s not easy to get the time to do this kind of thing normally. It’s a great activity and to be with Frederico, it’s nice,” said Sousa. “He’s one of the greatest in the world. It’s a bit windy, which makes it...
Watch Portugal's Joao Sousa and British No. 1 Kyle Edmund visit and play tennis at the brand new Nova School of Business and Economics before crossing the street to ride some waves at Carcavelos Beach with Portugal’s No.1 surfer (No.14 in the world), Frederico “Kikas” Morais. Video Courtesy of the Millennium Estoril Open.
No. 23 Kyle Edmund, +3 Britain's No. 1 has gone from one career first to another this week. The 23-year-old advanced to his maiden ATP World Tour final on Sunday at the Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakech, falling to Spain's Pablo Andujar. Read More: Amazing Andujar: No. 1,824 To Titlist In Two Months But Edmund still has reason to celebrate as he prepares for the season's first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament on clay at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. The Brit reached a new career-high of No. 23 in the ATP Rankings on Monday. View Latest ATP Rankings No. 34 Richard Gasquet, +4 The 31-year-old Frenchman continued his climb up the ATP Rankings by making the semi-finals in...
Kyle Edmund reached his first ATP World Tour final at the Grand Prix Hassan II on Saturday, beating Richard Gasquet 6-3, 6-4. In a battle of the last two remaining seeds in Marrakech, it was Edmund who came out on top to win his second match of the day after beating Malek Jaziri in the delayed quarter-finals on Saturday morning. The second seed hit 11 aces throughout the 72-minute clash to earn his second win in three matches against the Frenchman. Edmund will face experienced competition in Sunday’s championship match, with two-time event titlist Pablo Andujar winning the second semi-final against Joao Sousa 6-4, 6-4. The 2011 and 2012 winner moved one step closer to becoming the most successful player...
