Bad day for Britons as Edmund crashes out

Kyle Edmund admitted he missed his big chance to reach the fourth round of the French Open after losing in five sets to Fabio Fognini.

The British No 1, who has never made the last 16 at Roland Garros, was edged out 6-3 4-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 by Italy’s Fognini.

Edmund was serving at 4-5 in the final set when he missed a forehand to give Fognini three match points.

Having saved one, he then pushed another forehand long to hand Fognini victory and bow out in the third round for the third consecutive year.

“Always losing in five sets is tough. But I did the best I could,” the 23-year-old said.

“Sometimes it’s just not your day. I have been on the opposite end, winning a few five-setters, and today just losing one.

“It’s always tough when you put in lots of effort and emotion. It’s what you train for.

“I had my chances, he had his chances, but he just got them. I had break points in the fifth, I just couldn’t get them, and when he had his break points he obviously did.

“The margin is always very small. I have won some tight matches this year and this one is a close one I have lost.”

Edmund’s final shot was the 108th unforced error of a curious match, full of peaks and troughs from both players.

Meanwhile, there was more disappointment for Britain with Jamie Murray and his partner Bruno Soares losing in the men’s doubles to Maximu Gonzalez and Nicolas Jarry.

Heather Watson and her partner Tatjana Maria also lost, against Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova.

And Johanna Konta pulled out of her mixed doubles match with Dominic Inglot as due to a precaution due to injury, handing Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez and Marcelo Demoliner a walkover.