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Bedene shocks Monfils to progress

British number two Aljaz Bedene caused an upset by beating number one seed Gael Monfils to reach the last 16 of the Winston-Salem Open.

Wildcard Bedene, 26, overcame the world number 16 in three sets, winning 6-7 (5-7) 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (8-6).

He will face another Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the third round of the North Carolina tournament, which ends on Saturday.

Number two seed Kevin Anderson beat Mikhail Kukushkin to progress.

The South African was a 4-6 6-2 6-3 winner over the Kazakhstani.

Slovenia-born world number 58 Bedene was granted British citizenship in March.