Kyle Edmund: To come through was great for me
Kyle Edmund snatched his opportunity to finish off a first-round marathon at the French Open, taking out local hero Jeremy Chardy in a five-set marathon battle, taking him out 7-6 (1), 5-7, 6-4, 4-6 7-5.
Edmund said: "That was my aim today, just to come out really firing and almost impose myself on him. It was a good situation for me the more I thought about it.
"To come through that was great for me. I'm very happy with it. Great fight, good character, good composure, especially in an environment like that. And physically it was lots of positives for me. That was great to take forward."
He next takes on Pablo Cuevas, a seasoned campaigner and a very tricky player to play on clay. "Of course it's a tough match," he said. "But I've just played a very tough match. I'm in a good place. I've shown I can play tough.”
"I've just got to go out there and not really overthink it and just play. My game is certainly good enough now to do damage."
Dan Evans faced a different fate, bowing out in the opener to Fernando Verdasco. “I'm happy with how I played," said Evans. "I feel like I'm pretty close to the good guys again. There's nothing really negative about today.”
"I genuinely wanted to play a really good player or someone I have a decent chance to go and win some matches in the tournament. And I played a decent player and tested myself."
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2EH09U2
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