Edmund reaches fourth round of Australian Open

Edmund reaches fourth round of Australian Open

Kyle Edmund fought back to beat Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili in five sets.

The Briton gained victory with the match ending 7-6 (7-0) 3-6 4-6 6-0 7-5.The 49th seed Edmund will next face Italian Andreas Seppi in the last 16.

Edmund is ranked 27 places higher than Seppi in the world rankings.

He also has a victory over him when he defeated his opponent in Antwerp in 2016.

British number one Andy Murray tweeted his congratulations to Edmund saying: "It's definitely up there, for sure." when asked if it was his best victory to date.

 

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