Edmund Pushes Streak To Six In Winston-Salem

Brit Kyle Edmund won his sixth match in as many days on Thursday, beating sixth seed Steve Johnson 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 to reach the Winston-Salem Open semi-finals, his second semi-final of the season.

The 22 year old saved six of seven break points and overcame a strong serving day from Johnson, who hit 14 aces and won 88 per cent of his first-serve points. Edmund, for his part, defended his second serve well in the two-hour quarter-final, claiming nearly 75 per cent of those points.

The World No. 45 won two qualifying matches last weekend and has now won four main-draw contests in North Carolina. Edmund also reached the semi-finals at the BB&T Atlanta Open last month (l. to Harrison). He will next meet #NextGenATP Korean Hyeon Chung or Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia-Herzogovina.