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It has been a fortnight of surprises at the Australian Open—particularly on the men's side. But one of the most impressive runs has come from Kyle Edmund.

The world No. 49 has been in sublime form through five rounds in Melbourne, becoming just the sixth British man to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam.

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Edmund’s fairytale run, which saw him knock out No. 3 seed Grigor Dimitrov in the fourth round, has made the world take notice of the 23-year-old's talent.

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It has been the best ten days of Edmund’s young career so far:

Other Kyle Edmund stats:

- Will break into top-30 for first time, around No 25
- First time he has won five straight tour-level matches
- Beating Dimitrov is first win vs a top-10 player
- Reaching the final (by beating Nadal or Cilic) will see him replace Murray as British No 1
— Stuart Fraser (@stu_fraser) January 23, 2018

Kyle Edmund is the sixth British man to reach the semi-finals of a grand slam in the Open Era:

Andy Murray - 21
Tim Henman - 6
Roger Taylor - 3
John Lloyd - 1
Greg Rusedski - 1
Kyle Edmund - 1
— Stuart Fraser (@stu_fraser) January 23, 2018

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While British tennis was supposed to be a non-story after Andy Murray’s withdrawal and Johanna Konta’s early round loss, Edmund is filling Team Britain's shoes quite well.

Murray, Tim Henman, Greg Rusedski, John Millman and Davis Cup captain Leon Smith have all been supporting Edmund:

Wow! @kyle8edmund
— Andy Murray (@andy_murray) January 23, 2018

And former Grand Slam semifinalist Tim Henman also met with Kyle on his trip Down Under!#AusOpen pic.twitter.com/C5vyUkFHiQ
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 24, 2018

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My win at the 2014 Yokohama Challenger has just gone next level. #HyeonChung in the semis and @kyle8edmund in the final 😂😉... Can’t see them making that tournament this year 👊👊
— John Millman (@johnhmillman) January 23, 2018

Boom! Congratulation @kyle8edmund for your first GS semifinals🔥🔥🔥🔥
— Greg Rusedski (@GregRusedski1) January 23, 2018

Keddddddddeeeerrrrrsssss @kyle8edmund WOW 🔥👊 pic.twitter.com/AAXFIopOFi
— Leon Smith (@LeonSmith) January 23, 2018

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It’s been a tournament of surprise runs with Edmund and 21-year-old Hyeon Chung both into the semifinals. Edmund faces Marin Cilic for a spot in the final.

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