Melbourne. Kyle Edmund failed to cope with Tomas Berdych
British tennis player Kyle Edmund could not overcome the barrier of the first round of the Australian Open, losing in three sets to Czech Tomas Berdych – 3/6, 0/6, 5/7.
For 1 hour and 42 minutes of the fight, the 14th racket of the world, 24-year-old Edmund, made four aces and three double faults. 33-year-old Tomas, who is in 57th place in the ATP rating, recorded five breaks and 12 aces, having made a mistake once.
Czech increased the lead in personal meetings of players – 2: 0. In the second round of the tournament, Berdych will play against Dutchman Robin Haase, who defeated Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez – 7/5, 6/4, 7/5.
