Edmund sets up showdown with Zverev

Kyle Edmund dispatched Chile’s Nicolas Jarry in straight sets to book a Shanghai Masters quarter-final with Alexander Zverev.

The British No 1 eased past world No 48 Jarry 7-6 (5) 6-3 to set up a last-eight showdown with German star Zverev.

Edmund needed an hour and a half to account for Jarry, and will now take on world number five Zverev for a place in the semi-finals.

Top seed Roger Federer saw off Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3 2-6 6-4, No 2 seed Novak Djokovic beat Italian Marco Cecchinato 6-4 6-0, and there were also wins for Kei Nishikori, Borna Coric, Alexander Zverev and Kevin Anderson.

Britain’s Katie Boulter battled past Barbora Krejcikova to book her place in the quarter-finals of the Tianjin Open.

The 22-year-old triumphed 6-3 1-6 6-4 against the Czech qualifier and set up a meeting with top seed Karolina Pliskova.

Meanwhile, Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares qualified for the ATP Finals at London’s O2 Arena for the third straight year.

The British-Brazilian pair booked their place in next month’s tournament by beating Robert Lindstedt and Dominic Thiem to reach the semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters.

Murray and Soares are the third team to guarantee their place in London after Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic and Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah, and will attempt to go one better after making the semi-finals on their previous two appearances.

It has been a disappointing season for Murray and Soares at the Grand Slams, with quarterfinal appearances at Wimbledon and the US Open their best showings, but they have won three ATP Tour titles, including a first Masters crown in Cincinnati.