Kyle Edmund fights back to beat Daniil Medvedev in North Carolina, John Isner also through
ByPA Sport
Updated 23/08/2017 at 12:45 GMT
Kyle Edmund produced a stirring comeback to reach the third round of the Winston-Salem Open.
Kyle Edmund of Great Britain reacts after scoring a point against David Ferrer of Spain during day four of the Rogers Cup presented by National Bank at Uniprix Stadium on August 7, 2017 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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The British number two, who came through two rounds of qualifying, beat Daniil Medvedev 2-6 6-2 7-6 (8/6).
Edmund struggled against the big-serving Medvedev early on but he broke the Russian's serve twice in the second set.
The Yorkshireman then held his nerve in the final set tie-break to reach the last 16.
Meanwhile, John Isner overcame a scare to reach the third round as well.
The big-serving American, seeded third, was two points away from defeat against Russian Andrey Kuznetsov in a second-set tie-break before coming back to win 2-6 7-6 (7/5) 6-3.
There were so such issues for top seed Roberto Bautista Agut, who dropped seven games on the way to a 6-4 6-3 win over Dusan Lajovic.
Second seed Pablo Carreno Busta went crashing out as he lost a tight contest to Julien Benneteau.
The Frenchman won 7-6 (7/5) 6-7 (7/5) 6-3 top blow the bottom half of the draw wide open.
Isner's compatriot Steve Johnson made headway, beating Yen-Hsun Lu 6-4 6-3, though eighth seed Fernando Verdasco was beaten 3-6 7-5 6-4 by Argentina's Horacio Zeballos.
There were also wins for Andreas Seppi, Martin Fucsovics, Carlos Berlocq, Taylor Fritz, Borna Coric and Hyeon Chung.
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