Kyle Edmund, Cameron Norrie, and Heather Watson fly the British flag at French Open
Watson and Edmund both scheduled to play on Court Three with Norrie set to finish his match against Lucas Pouille on Philippe Chatrier at lunchtime
Wednesday 30 May 2018 21:59, UK
Kyle Edmund, Cameron Norrie, and Heather Watson will fly the British flag at the French Open on Thursday, with the trio all in action on a bumper day.
British No 1 Edmund will be in second-round action against Marton Fucsovics of Hungary, a potentially tricky opponent who won the Geneva Open last week.
Edmund, looking to build on his stunning run to the Australian Open semi-final in January, overpowered 19-year-old Australian Alex De Minaur in the opening round, but is wary of the dangerous Fucsovics.
"I played him in Winston-Salem and beat him in straight sets. I remember playing quite well that day. But he's improved since then," said Edmund.
"He won last week, so for sure he's feeling good. But I'm feeling good as well. It's just one of those matches where you just have to go in there and put out your A game and see where that is.
"So you obviously analyse it in terms of match-ups and maybe tactics, but I try not to analyse it too much and just go out there and play my game and trust it."
Cameron Norrie prolonged his Parisian adventure by another day at least after pinching a set in the Paris gloom on Wednesday evening.
He will return to Court Philippe Chatrier on Thursday lunchtime trailing French 16th seed Lucas Pouille 2-6 4-6 7-5.
It may well be that this match proves a step too far when they resume, but Pouille at least knows he has a job to finish.
Heather Watson will bid to get past the second round for the first time when she faces Belgian 16th seed Elise Mertens.
