Tuesday 30 August 2016 06:57, UK
Britain’s Kyle Edmund claimed the biggest win of his career so far by dumping Richard Gasquet out of the US Open.
The British No 3 reached the second-round of a Grand Slam for just the third time after a brilliant 6-2 6-2 6-3 win over 13th seed Gasquet.
Currently ranked at No 84 in the world, Edmund's best Grand Slam performances were previously a pair of second-round eliminations at the French Open but he now has a chance to improve that record at Flushing Meadows.
From the earliest exchanges Edmund was striking the ball more cleanly than his more experienced opponent - Gasquet's trademark backhand was conspicuous by its absence for the majority of the first-round tie.
Edmund needed just 28 minutes to go a set ahead and, before Gasquet could muster a response, the Brit was two up for the concession of just four combined games.
Gasquet moved a break ahead in the third but that was quickly eradicated with the best shot of the game, a down-the-line forehand by Edmund to make it 3-3.
The Brit broke again in the penultimate game and served out the finest moment of his fledgling career. He will next play the United States' Ernesto Escobedo who beat Slovakia's Lukas Lacko.
