British pair Alijaz Bedene and Kyle Edmund crash out of Winston-Salem Open
ByPA Sport
Published 24/08/2016 at 08:48 GMT
Britain's interest in the Winston-Salem Open is over after Aljaz Bedene and Kyle Edmund both exited in the second round.
Britain's Aljaz Bedene in action against France's Richard Gasquet
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British number three Bedene was ousted by second seed Roberto Bautista Agut in three sets at Wake Forest Tennis Centre.
Bedene had started promisingly by taking the first set but the Spaniard - one of just two top-20 players playing at the North Carolina tournament - hit back and won 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Edmund, the number four seed, did not fare much better against Serbian Viktor Troicki as he went down in straight sets, losing 6-3 7-5.
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Kyle Edmund (GBR) returns a shot against Yuchi Sugita (JPN) on day two during the Western and Southern tennis tournament at Linder Family Tennis Center.
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He was broken twice in the first set, but had a way back into the match after leading 2-1 with serve in the second. However, the ninth seed immediately broke back and then broke crucially at 6-5 to seal the win.
Both men will now head to New York to prepare for next week's US Open.
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