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Kyle Edmund crushes Nicolas Jarry in Indian Wells to reach third round

Kyle Edmund of Great Britain celebrates a point against Nicolas Jarry of Chile during their men's singles second round match on day seven of the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 10, 2019 in Indian Wells, California.
Image: Kyle Edmund moved into the third round at Indian Wells

British No 1 Kyle Edmund demolished Nicolas Jarry in 52 minutes to reach the third round in Indian Wells on Sunday.

Edmund, who warmed up for the tournament with victory at the Indian Wells Challenger as he completed a successful comeback from a knee injury, bullied Jarry of Chile to win 6-2 6-0.

But Johanna Konta was eliminated by by Kiki Bertens, losing 6-7 4-6.

Kyle Edmund of Great Britain celebrates to the crowd after his straight sets victory against Nicolas Jarry of Chile during their men's singles second round match on day seven of the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 10, 2019 in Indian Wells, California

Edmund, though, secured his first win on the ATP Tour since beating Diego Schwartzman in Vienna back in October with an overwhelming performance against Jarry, who is ranked 63 places below him at 86 in the world, registering six aces and winning 80 per cent of his first serve points.

He will play the winner of the match between Italy's Fabio Fognini or Moldovan Radu Albot in round three on Tuesday.

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