Kyle Edmund

Kyle Edmund ( born January 8, 1995 Johannesburg, South Africa ) is a British tennis player.

Career

Edmund was able to win a Grand Slam tournament at junior level twice. He won in 2012 at the U.S. Open in 2013 and at the French Open, in each case on the side of the Portuguese Frederico Ferreira Silva, in the doubles competition. Since 2013 he regularly plays on the ATP World Tour and won his second tournament his first game at this level. In Eastbourne he defeated in his opening match of the French Kenny de Schepper in straight sets. In the second round, he was eliminated by Gilles Simon. For the Wimbledon Championships in 2013 he received from the tournament officials a wildcard for both the individual as well as for the doubles competition and thus made ​​his first appearance on the professional tournament a Grand Slam. In individual he lost his first round match against Poland Jerzy Janowicz significantly in three sets. In doubles, he starred opposite Jamie Baker and also retired in the first round clearly in three sets.