The only British man in the Australian Open, Kyle Edmund has knocked out the 11th seed Kevin Anderson in a thrilling five set classic to progress to the second round. Edmund the world number 23 came through 6-7 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 & will now face Denis Istomin.
The World number one Rafael Nadal cruised into the second round with a straight sets victory over Victor Estrella Burgos with the lost of just three games.