Kyle Edmund battle into round four of the Australian open despite Melbourne heatwave

Edmund withstood the Melbourne heatwave to battle into the fourth round of the Australian Open. Credit: PA

Kyle Edmund withstood the Melbourne heatwave to battle into the fourth round of the Australian Open with a terrific five-set win over Nikoloz Basilashvili.

With temperatures forecast to exceed 40C in Melbourne, Edmund showed tremendous levels of both fitness and determination to recover from two sets to one down and beat his Georgian opponent 7-6 (7/0) 3-6 4-6 6-0 7-5.

The Yorkshireman suffered a lull after appearing in control at a set and a break up but a 20-minute Basilashvili service game early in the fourth set, where he finally broke, turned the match in Edmund's favour.