New York Open: Kyle Edmund and Cameron Norrie reach last 16

British pair Kyle Edmund and Cameron Norrie have both reached the last 16 of the New York Open.

British number three Edmund claimed a 7-5 6-4 win over Yasutaka Uchiyama, breaking the Japanese player’s serve in the 12th game of the opening set.

British number two Norrie fought back from 3-0 down in the first set to beat American qualifier Brian Shi 7-5 6-3.

Edmund will now play Germany’s Dominik Koepfer on Thursday while Norrie faces qualifier Jason Jung of Chinese Taipei.

Koepfer beat Canadian qualifier Brayden Schnur 6-4 6-3 while Jung upset South Africa’s Kevin Anderson 7-6 6-4.

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