Kyle Edmund beats Hyeon Chung in Citi Open first round in Washington
Wednesday 2 August 2017 16:33, UK
British No 2 Kyle Edmund was a convincing first-round winner in the Citi Open, seeing off Hyeon Chung in straight sets.
Edmund, the world number 41, beat his South Korean opponent 6-3 6-1 in 57 minutes at Washington's Rock Creek Park Tennis Center on Tuesday.
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The 22-year-old needed little more than half an hour to wrap up the first set and two early breaks in the second put him on course on the way to a second-round match against Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov, which will be played on Wednesday.
No 1 seed Dominic Thiem is already through to the third round after beating Swiss player Henri Laaksonen 6-3 6-3.
Japan's Kei Nishikori, seeded second for the tournament, also won his second-round match 6-3 4-6 7-6(5) against Donald Young from the United States. Nishikori will face Juan Martin del Potro next.
On the women's side of the draw, Britain's Heather Watson was knocked out of the Citi Open on Monday after losing two tight sets to Patricia Maria Tig of Romania.
Watch live coverage of the Citi Open from 9pm on Wednesday on Sky Sports Action, with Milos Raonic, Alexander Zverev and Nick Kyrgios among those on court.
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