Murray hails Edmund after winning all-British clash


  • Tennis
  • Saturday, 18 Jun 2016

Britain Tennis - Aegon Championships - Queens Club, London - 17/6/16 Great Britain's Andy Murray shakes hands with Kyle Edmund after winning their quarter final match Action Images via Reuters / Tony O'Brien Livepic

LONDON (Reuters) - Andy Murray hailed his Davis Cup team mate Kyle Edmund as the future of British tennis at Queen's Club on Friday after subduing a robust challenge from his potential young successor in the quarter-finals of the Aegon Championships.

The class of world number two Murray told in the third set as he eased away to a 6-4 3-6 6-1 win in the first singles quarter-final of an ATP tour event to feature two British men since Tim Henman beat Greg Rusedski in Adelaide in 2002.

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