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Edmund reaches final of Hong Kong challenger

British number three Kyle Edmund reaches his second challenger final with victory over Yoshihito Nishioka in Hong Kong.

Kyle Edmund has overcome Yoshihito Nishioka to reach the final of the Hong Kong challenger.

The 20-year-old, who has been playing in his first tournament since qualifying for the Australian Open earlier this month, came through a closely-fought first set before running out a 7-6 6-0 winner.

The British number three broke his opponent's serve twice during the opening set, but at 6-5 down, he saved a set point before eventually dominating a tie-break.

The second was plain sailing for Edmund as he broke the 19-year-old's serve three times in a row to record a bagel set to seal his place in Sunday's final.

Edmund, who also reached the final of a challenger event in Yokohama in November, will now play world number 89 Tatsuma Ito.

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