Kyle Edmund booked his place in a fourth tour-level quarter-final of the year on Wednesday at the Millennium Estoril Open. The third-seeded Briton proved to be too strong for 19-year-old Australian wild card Alex de Minaur 6-2, 7-5 in one hour and 37 minutes.
De Minaur worked his way back from a 2-4 deficit in the second set, but had his serve broken in the 11th game when he hit a backhand slice wide at 15/40. Edmund calmly closed out to love for his 12th match win of 2018, which includes a runner-up finish at the Grand Prix Hassan II (l. to Andujar) and an Australian Open semi-final exit (l. to Cilic).
He awaits the winner of an all-Portuguese clash between Joao Sousa and wild card Pedro Sousa.
Later today, fourth seed and last year's runner-up Gilles Muller faces #NextGenATP American Frances Tiafoe, and Argentina's Federico Delbonis challenges qualifier Simone Bolelli of Italy.
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