World Sport News

Former series winner Novak Djokovic has kicked the British hopeful Kyle Edmund out of the competition at the Grand Slam tournament in Wimbledon.

The Serb won 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in the third round on Saturday evening and Djokovic turned his first match point after 2-66 hours. In the round of 16, the three-time Wimbledon winner will now face Karen Khachanov (Russia).

After the cancellation of two-time champion Andy Murray, who had not yet felt ready for a Grand Slam tournament after a lengthy knee injury, 23-year-old Edmund (No. 21) had been the most promising British participant in the field. Now all British starters, both women and men, have been eliminated before the round of 16.