Kyle Edmund's disappointing season continues

The East Yorkshire star has been defeated in the first round of the China Open

Kyle Edmund
Author: Charlotte FoleyPublished 30th Sep 2019

Kyle Edmund's disappointing season continued with defeat to world number 213 Zhang Zhizhen in the first round of the China Open.

The British number one has won only 12 tour matches in 2019 and has now suffered first-round exits at his last four tournaments, including at the US Open last month.

China's Zhang held on to an early break to take the first set, but Edmund saved a break point in the second before levelling the match.

However, Zhang edged out 24-year-old Edmund in a third set tie-break to win 6-4 3-6 7-6 (5).