Kyle Edmund thrilled with New York Open triumph: 'To win this title means a lot to me'

Second success | Kyle Edmund's only previous ATP Tour title came in Belgium in 2018
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Kyle Edmund picked up a second career ATP Tour title win with a comfortable victory over Andreas Seppi at the New York Open.

Following a tough 2019 season blighted by injury and a ­struggle for form, a series of good wins at last year’s Davis Cup proved something of a renaissance going into 2020.

Against Seppi, he dominated from the outset in an 81-minute 7-5, 6-1 victory, a result which moves him up to 44th in the world and closing in on British no1 Dan Evans in 31st.

“There’s a lot of hard work throughout the year, a lot of ups and downs,” said Edmund. “You experience all those downs, so it makes you realise you can’t take the success for granted.

"To win this title means a lot to me.”

Dom Inglot also triumphed in New York alongside doubles partner Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi 
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It was the first time since March 2019 that Edmund had strung together five consecutive victories on tour.

He had one break point opportunity in the first set, which he immediately ­converted, and broke again in the second to go 3-0 ahead.

Seppi had to go off court at 4-1 for treatment but Edmund, who did not face a single break point, quickly rounded off the tie with his second match point.

It proved a strong night in the Big Apple for Britain as Dom Inglot claimed his first ATP Tour title with Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi in beating American pair Steve Johnson and Reilly Opelka 7-6, 7-6.

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