Wimbledon 2017: Kyle Edmund knocked out in straight sets by Gael Monfils

Published 06/07/2017 at 14:30 GMT

Britain’s Kyle Edmund suffered a straight-sets defeat to Gael Monfils in the second round of Wimbledon.

Gael Monfils of France celebrates during the Gentlemen's Singles second round match against Kyle Edmund of Great Britain on day four of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 6, 2017 in London, Eng

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Edmund started the match well, forcing his enigmatic French opponent to a tie-break in the first set.

But Monfils took it and then eased to a 6-4 second set win.

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The big-hitting Edmund threw everything at Monfils at the start of the third set, racing into a 3-0 lead with a break of serve, producing a standard of tennis that thrilled a partizan crowd.

However, Monfils hit back, with the 15th-seed won five games on the bounce before serving out for a 7-6 6-4 6-4 win.

Wimbledon highlights are live on Eurosport and Eurosport Player at 10pm

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