Cramp strikes again for Kyle Edmund as he exits Australian Open

BySportsbeat

Updated 18/01/2016 at 10:49 GMT

Kyle Edmund struggled to hide his frustration as injury curtailed his chances of progressing at the Australian Open.

Great Britain's Kyle Edmund winces in pain at the Australian Open

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The Brit twice led by a set against world number 81 Damir Dzumhur but problems with cramp in his left leg hampered his chances.

Dzumhur eventually fought back to win 1-6, 7-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 in three hours and 12 minutes and British number three Edmund was left to reflect on what might have been.

"I'm disappointed obviously because it's not my tennis that's let me down, it's my body," Edmund said.

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"You can't play full out because you lose confidence in your movement and when you do move you start to cramp up again,"

"It was the same situation I felt in Davis Cup where I couldn't do anything.

"To beat these guys you have to be 100%. You can't play with your body cramping. It's frustrating."

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