Kyle Edmund
Kyle Edmund

ATP Tour: Kyle Edmund defeated in Grand Prix Hassan II final


Kyle Edmund's attempt to win a first ATP Tour title ended in defeat in the Grand Prix Hassan II final as he lost to Pablo Andujar.

The British number one, who reached the semi-final of the Australian Open in January, was playing against a man ranked 355 in the world but failed to turn up and lost 6-2 6-2 in Marrakech.

Edmund had won twice on Saturday to reach his first final at this level, but won just four games against the Spaniard.

He does, however, move up to a career-high 23 in the rankings.

The Briton was the heavy favourite coming into the match but he could not have endured a worse start, losing his first three service games as Andujar wrapped up the opening set in 40 minutes.

Any hopes of a comeback were soon dashed as Edmund again dropped his serve in the opening game of the second set.

He lost his own delivery a further two times as Andujar won a fourth ATP title and first since 2014.

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