Kyle Edmund and Liam Broady are safely into Round 2 of the Australian Open qualifying after enjoying straight-sets wins in Melbourne.
Liam beat higher-ranked world No.120 Farrukh Dustov 6-4, 6-3 while Kyle defeated Frenchman Tristan Lamasine 6-4, 6-2.
Brydan Klein will not join them in the next round after going down 6-4, 6-4 to Australian Dane Propoggia.
Next round:
Both Liam and Kyle, who need to win two more matches to join Andy Murray and James Ward in the main draw, face American opposition in Round 2.
Liam Broady v Jared Donaldson (world No. 252)
Kyle Edmund v Austin Krajicek (world No. 154)
(View full draw)
Schedule for Thursday January 15 by @LiamBroady
Following on from their victories, Andy Murray said on Twitter: “Well done to the 2 Brits in Aussie open qualifying today @kyle8edmund and @Liambroady keep it up guys! #1down2togo”
@Liambroady posted: “Beat Dustov 6-4 6-3 to get my first Auz Open men's win... Got to start somewhere! Donaldson up next on either Thursday or Friday. #YoungGun”
Women’s draw:
Naomi Broady and Johanna Konta have discovered their draws for the women’s qualifying section which gets underway on Thursday.
Qualifying Round 1 draw:
Naomi Broady v Urszula Radwanska
Johanna Konta v Anna Tatishvili
(View full draw)
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