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Agence France-Presse

Kyle Edmund became only the sixth British man to reach a grand slam semi-final with an upset win over world number three Grigor Dimitrov at the Australian Open on Tuesday.
The unseeded Edmund, ranked 49, won 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in two hours and 49 minutes on Rod Laver Arena and will face either 16-time grand slam champion Rafael Nadal or Marin Cilic for a place in the final.
With another British grand slam semi-finalist Tim Henman watching on in the stands, 23-year-old Edmund troubled Dimitrov with his powerful forehand and serve.
“It’s an amazing feeling, very happy with these sort of things, you are so emotionally engaged that you don’t really take it in, you don’t really enjoy yourself,” Edmund said.
“It was my first match on Rod Laver Arena and it is very special.”
Edmund is the only British man in this year’s field after five-time finalist Andy Murray’s injury withdrawal before the tournament.
“I know what it feels like to be Andy Murray for the last eight years or however long,” Edmund said of the expected media attention after his win.
“Yeah, of course, it comes with the territory of playing the sport. The better you do, the more attention you get.
“It’s probably the first time I’ve done well on my own. So it is more attention there, but of course you just take it in your stride, trying to embrace it as much as possible.”
The only other British men to get so far at a slam in the Open-era were Henman, Murray, John Lloyd, Roger Taylor and Greg Rusedski.
Edmund, who upset US Open finalist Kevin Anderson in the opening round, broke Dimitrov’s serve five times and hit 46 winners and 48 unforced errors.
Dimitrov began tardily and was broken in the opening game but quickly broke back.
Edmund broke to 5-4 with a forehand and served out for the opening set in 42 minutes.
The Bulgarian saved three break points to take a 3-0 lead in the second set and then served out to level the set scores on his first match point.
But Dimitrov hit a flat spot and gave up a break with a double fault in the eighth game and Edmund seized the third set with a strong serve.
Edmund got a break in the fifth game of the fourth set when Dimitrov shanked a forehand well out, but the British hope handed the break back with an errant forehand on break point in the next game.
The errors continued to flow for Dimitrov and he fell behind two break points in the ninth game and was broken when he netted a backhand, leaving Edmund to serve out for the match.
Dimitrov lost to Nadal over five sets in last year’s semi-final and despite his number three ranking has yet to go beyond the semi-finals at a grand slam.


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Britain’s Kyle Edmund upsets world number three Grigor Dimitrov to reach Australian Open semi-finals

Kyle Edmund of Britain celebrates winning against Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria. Photo: Reuters

Tennis - Australian Open - Quarterfinals - Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia, January 23, 2018. Kyle Edmund of Britain celebrates winning against Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria. REUTERS/Edgar Su

Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov plays a forehand return to Britain's Kyle Edmund during their men's singles quarter-finals match on day nine of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 23, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / PETER PARKS / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --

Tennis - Australian Open - Quarterfinals - Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia, January 23, 2018. Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria gets up after falling during his match against Kyle Edmund of Britain. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

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The unseeded Briton, ranked 49, wins in four sets and will face either Rafael Nadal or Marin Cilic for a place in the final


Britain’s Kyle Edmund upsets world number three Grigor Dimitrov to reach Australian Open semi-finals

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}The unseeded Briton, ranked 49, wins in four sets and will face either Rafael Nadal or Marin Cilic for a place in the final

The unseeded Briton, ranked 49, wins in four sets and will face either Rafael Nadal or Marin Cilic for a place in the final