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China Open: Kyle Edmund through to quarter-finals with hard-fought win

Related Topics: Matteo Berrettini, Kyle Edmund, Italy

British number one Kyle Edmund reached the quarter-finals of the China Open with a hard-fought victory against Italy's Matteo Berrettini.

The 23-year-old was two points away from defeat in the third set, but rallied to beat the world number 58 7-5 6-7 7-5.

Edmund will face Croatian qualifier Dusan Lajovic in the last eight.

Lajovic progressed by beating world number eight Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 2-6 6-4.

German second seed Alexander Zverev is the highest ranked player left in Edmund's side of the draw.

Top seed Juan Martin del Potro faces Russian Karen Khachanov later on Wednesday.