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Kyle Edmund is crushed off the court by 15th seed Jannik Sinner as he wins just six games in a two set loss that knocks him out of the Australian Open.
- The big loss is another blow for the Brit as he returns from a terrible knee injury.
- Sinner broke Edmund’s serve seven times en route to the dominating victory
- The Italian will now face Gregoire Barrere or Tomas Martin Etcheverry
Jannik Sinner is the first big seed to reach the second round of the Australian Open following a resounding victory over former semifinalist Kyle Edmund.
The world number 16 crushed Edmund 6-4, 6-0, 6-2 in less than two hours at Melbourne Park on Monday.
With Australian super-trainer Darren Cahill in his corner, Sinner showed no mercy against Edmund, who is still in the infancy of recovering from a knee injury that sidelined the 2018 Open semi-finalist for 22 months.
He broke the Brit seven times, dropped his own serve just once and clubbed 24 clean winners to Edmund’s 10.
Edmund showed a dejected figure as he walked off the court after his big loss to the fifteenth seed.
The British star’s serve has been broken seven times as he continues his comeback from a knee injury that required two bouts of surgery and sidelined him for 22 months.
Sinner returned to Melbourne after a breakout season at the Grand Slams in 2022, reaching the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open and also the second week in Paris.
Standing in the 21-year-old’s path to another round of 16 run could be third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the fourth round.
However, next Wednesday for Sinner it will be Frenchman Gregoire Barrere or Argentina’s Tomas Martin Etcheverry.
Sinner showed no mercy as he built on an impressive 2022 season that saw him reach the quarterfinals at Wimbledon and the Australian and US Opens.
Tsitsipas opens his campaign on Monday night against Frenchman Quentin Halys.
Major champion Rafael Nadal and 2021 and 2022 runner-up Daniil Medvedev are also in action on Monday night.