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Kyle Edmund and Johanna Konta carry Britain's French Open hopes

Kyle Edmund

Britain will have four singles representatives at the French Open, with Kyle Edmund and Johanna Konta leading the charge in Paris.

Andy Murray remains on the sidelines with a hip problem and will not join the remaining British quartet when the second Grand Slam begins at Roland Garros on May 27.

Here, we take a closer look at the British contenders in Paris.

Kyle Edmund

Kyle Edmund of Great Britain celebrates a point in his match against Lucas Pouille of France during day 4 of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2018 tennis at Foro Italico on May 16, 2018 in Rome, Italy

Edmund goes into the tournament as Britain's main hope for success after a superb start to 2018.

The 23-year-old Yorkshireman will be seeded at a slam for the first time after breaking into the top 20 and can hope to build on his stunning run to the semi-finals of the Australian Open.

Edmund has developed a lot under his coaching team of Fredrik Rosengren and Mark Hilton and is unusual among British players in being totally at home on clay, which rewards his huge forehand. He reached the third round last year and will hope to go further.

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Cameron Norrie

Cameron Norrie of Great Britain reacts against Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain during their second round Men's Singles match on Day Three of the 2017 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 30, 2017 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

Norrie has qualified directly for a slam on ranking for the first time thanks to his swift progress. The 22-year-old only turned professional a year ago after a stellar college career in the United States but will break into the top 100 on Monday.

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Norrie's rise to prominence
Norrie's rise to prominence

Cameron Norrie ready for French Open bow after landmark year in professional ranks

Born in South Africa to British parents before growing up in New Zealand and now based in the States, Norrie made a remarkable Davis Cup debut in February by beating Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut from two sets down.

That was virtually his first experience on clay but the left-hander has shown himself to be a quick learner and an excellent competitor with another deep run at the Lyon Open this week.

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Johanna Konta

Johanna Konta

Konta's dramatic slump at the end of 2017 carried over into 2018 but there have been signs over the last couple of months that the British No 1 is feeling more confident again.

The 27-year-old now finds herself ranked down in the 20s, having spent more than a year in the top 10, and has made only one quarter-final this season.

Johanna Konta of Great Britain shows her emotions against Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia in their first round match during day two of the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament at the Caja Magica on May 6, 2018 in Madrid, Spain.

Clay is Konta's weakest surface, although she insists she does not dislike it, and she has never won a main draw match at Roland Garros. Even one victory would be a welcome boost ahead of the grass-court season, where Konta has a huge number of ranking points to defend.

Heather Watson

Heather Watson of Great Britain celebrates her win over Donna Vekic of Croatia at the 2018 Hobart International

Watson's career has been marked by inconsistency and 2018 has been miserable so far for the 26-year-old.

She at least goes into the French Open having ended her lengthy losing run on the WTA Tour, which began with a semi-final loss in Hobart in January and extended until the first round in Nurnberg this week.

Heather Watson of Great Britain plays a backhand during her semi final singles match against Elise Mertens of Belgium

On a positive note, Watson is in the main draw by right this year, unlike 12 months ago, and the world No 86 will hope to take belief from previous performances at Roland Garros, where she has made the second round five times.

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