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- Kyle Edmund fought back in punishing heat to beat Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili in five sets and reach the Australian Open fourth round.
- The Briton, 23, recovered from a mid-match slump as the temperature hit 39C to win 7-6 (7-0) 3-6 4-6 6-0 7-5.
- Edmund, ranked 49th, took control by converting his eighth break point in a remarkable 20-minute game at the start of the fourth set.
- He will face Croatia's Ivo Karlovic or Italian Andreas Seppi in the last 16.
- British number one Andy Murray tweeted afterwards that it was the best win of his Davis Cup team-mate's career, and Edmund said: "It's definitely up there, for sure.
- "For the physical test it was a great, great win for me to come through like that in a Grand Slam.
- "Best-of-five sets in that kind of heat, really good for my career and my confidence going forward."
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