British number one Kyle Edmund beat his compatriot Dan Evans 1-6 6-3 6-4 to reach the semi-finals at Eastbourne.

Kyle Edmund lost in straight sets to big-serving American Taylor Fritz in the semi-finals of the Nature Valley International at Eastbourne.

 

Third seed Edmund had four set points in the first set but failed to take them and lost 7-6 (10-8) 6-3.

 

The 24-year-old was bidding to reach his first final since winning the European Open in October.

 

Fritz, 21, will face Sam Querrey after his fellow American overcame Italy's Thomas Fabbiano 6-3 6-7 (4-7) 6-3.

ATP Tour Rankings

 

1. Novak Djokovic (Ser)

2. Rafael Nadal (Spa)

3. Roger Federer (Swi)

4. Dominic Thiem (Aut)

5. Alexander Zverev (Ger)

6. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GR)

7. Kei Nishikori (Jpn)

8. Karen Khachanov (Rus)

9. Fabio Fognini (Ita)

10. Daniil Medvedev (Rus)

11. Kevin Anderson (SA)

12. Juan Martin del Potro (Arg)

13. Roberto Bautista Agut (Spa)

14. Borna Coric (Cro)

15. John Isner (USA)

16. Nikoloz Basilashvili (Geo)

17. Marin Cilic (Cro)

18. David Goffin (Bel)

19. Gael Monfils (Fra)

20. Matteo Berrettini (Ita)

 

Britons in top 200:

 

34. Kyle Edmund

54. Cameron Norrie

55. Dan Evans

155. Jay Clarke

WTA Tour Rankings

 

1. Ashleigh Barty (Aus)

2. Naomi Osaka (Jpn)

3. Karolina Pliskova (Cze)

4. Simona Halep (Rom)

5. Kiki Bertens (Ned)

6. Petra Kvitova (Cze)

7. Elina Svitolina (Ukr)

8. Sloane Stephens (US)

9. Serena Williams (US)

10. Aryna Sabalenka (Blr)

11. Anastasija Sevastova (Lat)

12. Belinda Bencic (Swi)

13. Angelique Kerber (Ger)

14. Wang Qiang (Chn)

15. Johanna Konta (GBR)

16. Marketa Vondrousova (Cze)

17. Madison Keys (US)

18. Caroline Wozniacki (Den)

19. Anett Kontaveit (Est)

20. Petra Martic (Cro)

 

Britons in top 200:

 

108. Heather Watson

140. Harriet Dart

175. Katie Boulter

Andy Murray's Olympic gold post box in Dunblane has been hit and knocked over by a car!

 

 

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Cameron Norrie and Dan Evans both won at the Atlanta Open on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals.

 

Norrie, 23, enjoyed a straight-sets victory over South Korea's Kwon Soon-woo, with the British number two beating the world number 117 6-3 6-4.

 

Evans, ranked one place below Norrie at 55, then triumphed in a hard-fought match with world number 42 Radu Albot.

 

The 29-year-old, who reached the third round at Wimbledon this month, beat the Moldovan 7-6 (7-5) 5-7 6-2.

Coco Gauff returned to court for the first time since her memorable Wimbledon run with a win in Washington Open qualifying.

 

The 15-year-old, who beat Venus Williams on her way to the last 16 at the All England Club, won 6-4 6-2 against fellow American Maegan Manasse.

 

Gauff will next play either eighth seed Hiroko Kuwata of Japan or fellow American Maria Sanchez.

British number two Dan Evans lost in the Washington Open first round after appearing to struggle in hot conditions against Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka.

 

Evans, 29, lost nine of the final 10 games in a 6-4 6-1 defeat.

Andy Murray and Jamie Murray returned to court together for the first time since 2016 with a gutsy three-set win over experienced French pair Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin.

 

The Scottish brothers missed three match points before sealing a 6-4 6-7 (7-9) 10-5 win at the Washington Open.

British number one Kyle Edmund coasted into the Washington Open third round with a straight-set win over South African Lloyd Harris.

 

Edmund, playing for the first time since Wimbledon, needed just one hour and nine minutes to win 6-1 6-4.

British number one Johanna Konta lost in the first round of the Rogers Cup in Toronto, beaten 6-3 6-2 by Ukrainian teenager Dayana Yastremska.

Andy Murray will make a return to singles action at the Cincinnati Masters next week - seven months after fearing he might have to retire.

 

Britain's former world number one has been playing doubles since June as he regains fitness after hip surgery.

 

Murray, 32, broke down in tears at the Australian Open in January, believing the resurfacing operation he had later that month could end his career.

 

Now the Scot is pain-free and feels the time is right to return to singles.

 

Murray's last singles match was a five-set loss to Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut in the first round in Melbourne.

Naomi Osaka will return to the top of the women's tennis world rankings after Karolina Pliskova lost in the quarter-finals of the Rogers Cup in Toronto.

 

Pliskova, number one for eight weeks in 2017, needed to win the tournament to regain top spot but lost 6-0 2-6 6-4 to Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu.

 

Ashleigh Barty replaced Osaka at the top in June, but the Australian's run ended with her loss in round two.

Serena Williams retired with a back injury in the final of the the Rogers Cup in Toronto, handing the title to Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu.

Coco Gauff has been awarded a wildcard for the women's singles at the US Open this month.

 

Gauff, 15, became the youngest player in the Open era to qualify for the main draw at Wimbledon, beating former world number one Venus Williams en route to the fourth round.

 

The 2011 champion Sam Stosur will join Gauff in the main draw at the US Open after also accepting a wildcard.

Kyle Edmund lost to Daniil Medvedev for the second time in six days as the British number one was knocked out of the Cincinnati Masters.

 

Edmund, 24, suffered a 6-2 7-5 loss on Tuesday after a straight-set defeat at last week's Rogers Cup in Montreal.

Johanna Konta's US Open preparations continued with a second straight defeat as she lost in the Cincinnati Masters first round.

 

Konta, 28, was beaten 6-3 3-6 7-5 by Swedish qualifier Rebecca Petersen.

Jamie Murray could face brother Andy in the men's doubles quarter-finals at the Cincinnati Masters after he and Neal Skupski defeated French pair Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert.

 

British duo Murray and Skupski beat the fifth-seeded Australian Open champions 6-3 6-3 in the second-round match.

 

Andy and Feliciano Lopez must defeat Americans Ryan Harrison and Jack Sock on Thursday to reach the last eight.

 

The Murray brothers played together at the Washington Open earlier in August.

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Andy Murray will switch attention back to his singles comeback after losing to older brother Jamie in the Cincinnati Masters quarter-finals.

 

In the second meeting of the Scottish brothers' careers, Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski beat Andy Murray and Feliciano Lopez won 6-7 (5-7) 7-5 10-4.