Inglot defeat leaves Edmund sole Brit left

Melbourne : Third time was not the charm for Dominic Inglot as he and men’s doubles partner Marcus Daniell missed out in the Australian Open quarter-finals.

The Brit had reached this stage in Melbourne on two previous occasions but once again a place in the last four narrowly eluded him, despite saving three match points.

Inglot and his New Zealand partner lost out to Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic in three intriguing sets, with the match constantly toing and froing Down Under.

One break of serve made the difference as Marach and Pavic took the opener 6-4, though Inglot and Daniell fought back to take the second 7-6 following a 12-10 tiebreak.

They did so despite being up against match point on three occasions, though they were unable to close out the contest despite another tie-break, 6-4 6(10)-7 7-6(5) the final scoreline.

That means Kyle Edmund is the last Brit standing in the first Grand Slam of the year, gearing up for the first semi-final of his career, against sixth seed and former Wimbledon finalist Marin Cilic.