Nick Kyrgios
Nick Kyrgios

Nick Kyrgios beats Kyle Edmund in the Fever-Tree Championships


Nick Kyrgios has followed up his win over Andy Murray by knocking Kyle Edmund out of the Fever-Tree Championships.

Kyrgios ruined Murray's long-awaited comeback on Tuesday and then sent the current British number one packing in the second round at Queen's Club, winning 7-6 (7/3) 6-7 (5/7) 6-3.

It was largely down to a serving masterclass as the Australian sent down 32 aces and faced only one break point as he moved into the quarter-finals.

There was only one break of serve in the entire match, which Kyrgios took early in the third set, though Edmund did have a chance to break with his opponent serving for the win, but could not take it.

It was soon clear that it would be a day for servers to dominate as there were just eight points won by the returner in the opening 12 games.

That meant a tiebreak, where Kyrgios was able to turn the tide and win two points off Edmund's serve to take the first set 7-6 (7/3).

The second set followed a similar pattern until Kyrgios got into an Edmund service game at 5-5, but the Briton fought back from 15-40 down to hold as another tiebreak ensued.

Edmund got some early momentum and led 4-0 but eventually got the job done 7-5.

The first break of the match finally came at 1-2 in the third set and it was Kyrgios that took it when Edmund set a forehand wide.

Kyrgios barely gave Edmund a look in until he was serving for the match at 5-3 when the Briton forced his only break point.

The Australian lost his temper with an expletive-laden rant at his player's box but Edmund could not convert the break point and his tournament was over.

Kyrgios said: "I feel pretty good. I got a bit tight towards the end of the match, which is normal.

"I haven't played a lot of matches in the last couple of months. So, I mean, when I'm serving out a match, you know, we have been playing for a couple of hours and level has been pretty good. I got pretty tight.

"Yeah, apart from that, I'm always pretty relaxed and 32 aces helps."

Novak Djokovic is looking in ominously good form as he eased past Grigor Dimitrov.

Djokovic, who accepted a wild card into the Fever-Tree Championship, swatted the 2014 champion aside with a 6-4 6-1 win.

The former world number one has not lifted a grand slam trophy since the French Open in 2016 and has battled motivation and injury issues, but is showing up well ahead of next month's Wimbledon.

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