Edmund roars past Goffin into quarter-finals

British No 1 marches on in Madrid

Britain’s Kyle Edmund produced another impressive performance to secure a place in the Madrid Open quarter-finals yesterday.

The 23-year-old, who knocked out former world No 1 Novak Djokovic in the previous round, swept past last-16 opponent David Goffin 6-3 6-3.

Edmund, who will break into the world’s top 20 after defeating 12-time grand slam champion Djokovic, now faces either Denis Shapovalov or Milos Raonic in the last eight.

Edmund built on the Djokovic display in emphatic fashion, taking control from the opening game, when he broke Goffin’s serve.

He then kept the Belgian on the back foot throughout and forced several errors from his opponent.

After breaking Goffin’s serve in the opening game, Edmund went on to lose just four points in his first four service games and took the set in 32 minutes.

Edmund saved two break points on his first service game in set two, digging deep as Goffin tried to force his way back into the contest.

But he then closed it out by clinching victory with a third match point, sealing a last-eight spot in one hour and 12 minutes.

“There were lots of good things. I managed my game very well today,” Edmund said.

“My game is one of those where the better I manage it and pick my moments to be aggressive, then I play well.

“I served really well today. It got me through easy games and also got me out of some tricky situations.

“He is a top player, top 10 in the world, so it is very pleasing.”

Rafael Nadal broke John McEnroe’s record for consecutive set wins on a single surface as he moved into the quarter-finals .

Nadal beat Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman 6-3 6-4 on the clay to take his winning set streak to 50 and eclipse McEnroe’s total which the American achieved on carpet in 1984.

Nadal, who is looking for a sixth career Madrid title, broke Schwartzman in the sixth game of each set and appeared to be on course for a comfortable win.

World No 16 Schwartzman served up a minor scare by breaking back for 4-4 in the second set, but Nadal responded immediately and closed out for a historymaking win.

Also through to the last eight are No 2 seed Alexander Zverev who eased past Leonardo Mayer (Arg) 6-4 6-2 and veteran Kevin Anderson, though the Suth African required a tie-break to seal a 6-3 7-6 (9-7) victory over Philipp Kohlschreiber.

John Isner got the better of Pablo Cuevas in a three-set marathon, with the American triumphing 6-7 (9-11) 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-4) but No 4 seed Juan Martin Del Potro crashed out to D usan Lajovic 3-6 6-4 7-6 (8-6).

Maria Sharapova failed to reach the women’s quarter-finals, losing 4-6 6-2 6-3 against Dutch player Kiki Berten.