Kyle Edmund will play Grigor Dimitrov in his first grand slam quarter-final at the Australian Open on Tuesday.
The 23-year-old has flown the British flag brilliantly in the absence of Andy Murray and positioned himself as a potential challenger for the biggest titles.
Here, Press Association Sport looks at five things you may not know about the Yorkshireman.
Red Kyle
Good fun at the @LFCTV in Liverpool with @TommyBlaize @MTLawrenson. Thanks for having me come on the show??#eyesopennexttime pic.twitter.com/fCafbTkQIo
— Kyle Edmund (@kyle8edmund) November 16, 2017
The 23-year-old’s main passion away from tennis is supporting Liverpool. He goes to matches when he can and is good friends on tour with the likes of Liverpudlian doubles brothers Ken and Neal Skupski and Australian John Millman, who are all fellow Reds. He may not want to chat too much about football with coach Fredrik Rosengren, who supports Manchester United.
Family man
Late starter
#ThrowbackThursday Everyone starts somewhere @kyle8edmund! Start your journey #TennisForKids pic.twitter.com/dT1TChGLpj
— British Tennis (@BritishTennis) April 14, 2016
Edmund did not begin playing tennis until he was 10, very late by professional tennis standards, having originally been a very good cricketer. But he quickly found he was very good with racket in hand as well. Edmund emerged as the leading player in what was considered a talented generation of British boys and helped Britain win the junior Davis Cup in 2011.
Davis Cup debut
Tropical living
