Tennis news - Kyle Edmund battles past Dusan Lajovic to secure career-high ranking of No 14

ByEurosport

Updated 05/10/2018 at 18:41 GMT

Kyle Edmund beat Dusan Lajovic 6-3, 7-6 on Friday to secure a place in the final four of the ATP Beijing and ensure he will rise to No 14 in the world, the highest of his career.

Edmund, 23, came into the tournament as the world No 16.

However his performances in Beijing, where he will face off against Nikoloz Basilashvili for a place in the final, will see him rise up to 14, his best ranking.

Kyle Edmund of Britain reacts after winning match point in his men's quarter-final match against Dusan Lajovic of Serbia at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing on October 5, 2018.

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Edmund's serve was not broken throughout the entire match and he took the opening set with relative ease.

Lajovic, 28, battled hard in the second set and took it to a tie break, however Edmund had too much for him.

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