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Tuesday 2 October 2018 10:07, UK
Kyle Edmund and Marton Fucsovics were knocked out of the China Open doubles following a straight-sets defeat to Rohan Bopanna and Edouard Roger-Vasselin.
Edmund, ranked No 16 in the world, was beaten alongside Hugarian partner Fucsovics 6-2 7-6 (7-5) in the doubles first round in Beijing in an hour and 22 minutes.
The British No 1 now faces Italian world No 58 Matteo Berrettini in the singles draw on Wednesday having defeated Germany's Peter Gojowczyk 3-6 6-1 6-2 on Monday.
He and Fucsovics conceded decisive breaks of serve in the fourth and eighth games of the opening set to their fellow unseeded pair, before squandering a three-point lead in the second-set tie-break.
Indian Bopanna and Frenchman Roger-Vasselin will face Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo in the quarter-finals.
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