Kyle Edmund ruthlessly dispatches Denis Istomin to make third round for first time

Kyle Edmund enjoyed another impressive outing at the Australian Open as he moved into the third round with a confident 6-2 6-2 6-4 win over Denis Istomin.

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Edmund, who knocked out 11th seed Kevin Anderson in the first round, made good use of his huge forehand as he outclassed Istomin in the first set, two breaks seeing the British number two take it 6-2 in only 26 minutes.

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Istomin, 31, required a medical timeout at the end of the opening set and Edmund took an early advantage, breaking in the very first game of the second set.

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Another trusty forehand blow brought up a second break of serve for Edmund as he added another 6-2 set to put himself in firm control against the world number 60.

With Istomin struggling to make any sort of inroads on the Edmund serve, another early break in the third gave the Brit an advantage he enthusiastically pressed home.

Edmund reaches the third round at Melbourne Park for the first time and faces Georgia’s Nikoloz Basilashvili in an eminently winnable encounter.

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