Winston-Salem Open: Britain's Kyle Edmund through to second round
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August 22, 2017
-BBC SPORT
Britain's Kyle Edmund is through to the second round of the Winston-Salem Open with a straight-set win over Italy's Thomas Fabbiano in North Carolina.
The 22-year-old British number two, who came through two rounds of qualifying, beat world number 81 Fabbiano 6-2 6-3.
Edmund, who is ranked 45th in the world, will play 15th seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia in the next round.
The tournament is the final warm-up event before the US Open, which starts in New York on 28 August.
Petra Kvitova's preparations for the US Open were dealt a blow as she suffered a surprise defeat to China's Shuai Zhang at the Connecticut Open.
The 27-year-old Czech and two-time Wimbledon champion was beaten in straight sets 6-2, 6-1.
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