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...
Kyle Edmund looks ahead to his first Grand Slam quarter-final at the Australian Open. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Watch more video and live matches at www.ausopen.com.
Watch highlights as Kyle Edmund survives the heat and his opponent, Nikoloz Basilashvili in a five-set thriller to advance to the fourth round at the 2018 Australian Open. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Watch more video and live matches at www.ausopen.com. Highlights not available in Aus., NZ or Canada and only available in Europe and USA 24 hours after completion of the match. Photo Credit: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images.
Brit Kyle Edmund fights his way into the fourth round of the Australian Open 2018. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Watch more video and live matches at www.ausopen.com.
Kyle Edmund is a win away from celebrating the best Grand Slam tournament of his life. The 23-year-old matched his best Grand Slam showing on Friday, winning 13 of the final 18 games of his third-round match to beat Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili 7-6(0), 3-6, 4-6, 6-0, 7-5. “It was really good to win a match like that in tough conditions - mentally, physically,” said Edmund. “[There are] just lots of positives. Physically and mentally it takes a lot out of you, that type of match - just to keep fighting and chipping away. The heat [also] zaps the energy out of you.” Edmund advances to the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the second time. He also made the...
