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Britain's Edmund stuns Djokovic in Madrid, Nadal marches on

Kyle Edmund celebrates winning his second round match against Serbia's Novak Djokovic [Photo: Courtesy]

Britain’s Kyle Edmund enjoyed one of the biggest triumphs of his career by defeating former world number one Novak Djokovic 6-3 2-6 6-3 in the second round of the Madrid Open on Wednesday.

Djokovic, a two-time champion in the Spanish capital, has not won a deciding set this year and, having previously suffered final set losses to Martin Klizan, Dominic Thiem and Taro Daniel, the 30-year-old Serb’s disappointing run continued.

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