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Kyle Edmund upsets David Ferrer at European Open

By The Sports Xchange
David Ferrer of Spain. Photo by David Silpa/UPI
David Ferrer of Spain. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo

Kyle Edmund delivered a solid performance as he upset second-seeded David Ferrer of Spain on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the European Open at Antwerp, Belgium.

The 21-year-old Brit won the third-set tiebreaker to register a 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (3) victory over Ferrer. Edmund set the tone for his upset by winning the first set in just 24 minutes.

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Edmund faces Italy's Andreas Seppi, who advanced to the quarterfinals with his victory on Wednesday.

Top-seeded David Goffin of Belgium persevered to defeat Germany's Florian Mayer 7-5, 6-4. The 25-year-old, who is still in the mix to qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Final, won the match in 74 minutes.

Goffin next faces Romanian qualifier Marius Copil, who earned a spot in the quarterfinals with a 7-6 (3), 6-2 win over Belguim's Steve Darcis.

Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff advanced with a 6-4, 6-4 win over fifth-seeded Gilles Simon of France. Struff next faces third-seeded Frenchman Richard Gasquet, who secured his spot in the quarterfinal on Wednesday.

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Argentina's Diego Schwartzman moved on with a 6-4, 6-4 win over American Taylor Fritz. Schwartzman meets fourth-seed Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay, who also reached the quarters with a win on Wednesday.

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