Edmund had been expected to last just a day in the tournament after he was drawn against No 11 seed Kevin Anderson. But Britain’s sole representative in the men’s singles – Andy Murray had hip surgery a week before the Australian Open – knocked out the South African in five sets before going on the […]
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Rafael Nadal QUITS Australian Open to hand Marin Cilic semi-final berth vs Kyle Edmund
Nadal had taken the first set to leave Cilic a 10/1 outsider to come from behind and knock out the world No 1. But the Croatian rallied to take the second before losing an agonisingly tight third-set tie-break in which both men lost their serve repeatedly. However, Cilic hung tough and broke early in the […]
Australian Open 2018 LIVE: Rafael Nadal BATTLES to victory, Kyle Edmund WINS
Edmund came through five sets in the heat of the day against Nikoloz Basilashvili on Friday, having already gone the distance with Kevin Anderson in the first round. And he was hoping to reach the quarter-final of a Grand Slam for the very first time against Andreas Seppi. Nadal meanwhile had failed to drop a […]
U.S. Open: Denis Shapovalov gets easy win as injured Edmund retires
So, Denis Shapovalov, do tell: It can’t really be the case that 18-year-olds like yourself never get tired, right? “No, it’s true. We don’t,” the Richmond Hill, Ont. resident joked Friday after becoming the youngest man to reach the U.S. Open’s fourth round since a 17-year-old Michael Chang in 1989. Shapovalov needed to go through […]
Wimbledon 2017 RESULTS: Scores from SW19, Novak Djokovic and Kyle Edmund win
GETTY Wimbledon is one of the most anticipated events in the sporting calendar Federer may be the No3 seed but he is first in the betting to secure an eighth title at the All England Club. The Swiss came back from a six-month injury lay-off last year to win the Australian Open and skipped the […]