Frances Tiafoe sets up meeting with Edmund
Miami : Kyle Edmund will play Delray Beach Open champion Frances Tiafoe in the second round of the Miami Open after the American saw off Nicolas Kicker 6-3 7-6 (7/4).
Tiafoe, ranked 63, broke early in the first set against the Argentinian and served out to take the first set 6-3.
Kicker, 25, broke for 3-1 in the second but was swiftly broken back to love as the set went to a tie-break in which Tiafoe prevailed 7/4.
Thanasi Kokkinakis set up a date with Roger Federer by beating Calvin Hemery 6-1 6-2, while Tomas Berdych will take on Yoshihito Nishioka after the Japanese player overcame Alex de Minaue 6-2 6-4.
Nikoloz Basilashvili will meet Kevin Anderson after rallying for a 1-6 6-2 7-5 triumph over Thomas Fabbiano, and 11th seed Sam Querrey will face Radu Albot after the Moldovan beat qualifier Ricardas Berankis 6-1 4-6 7-6 (7/4).
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