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- Updated: January 6, 2017
British No 2 Kyle Edmund eventually succumbed to Stan Wawrinka in the Brisbane International quarter-finals after a spirited performance.
Edmund outplayed the three-time Grand Slam winner to take the first set before Wawrinka’s comeback earned him a 6-7 (7-2) 6-4 6-2 success in over two and a half hours.
But Edmund, ranked at 45 in the world, showed enough to suggest that his stock will continue to rise in 2017 as he aims to make an assault on the top 25.
He did not look out of place against Wawrinka, the world No 4, and bossed the first set, eventually converting his eighth break point to leave him serving for it.
The Swiss hit back immediately to level, but Edmund regrouped and dominated the tie-break to take the lead.
Wawrinka upped his game, though, …
