Joel Newnham: Anderson showing why he was seeded in slams so often before. Big test for Edmund

...saved. And again it is the shot that pays for his food and drink. Anderson comes into the net again, and Edmund finds the room to hit another forehand winner down the line.

Ahhh! And then he uses it again - this time with a cross-court stunner - to seal another gutsy hold.

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Kyle Edmund's major weapon is a ferocious forehand and we see him wind it up early in the fourth game.

That levels him up at 15-15, but moments later the Yorkshireman is in bother again on his service game.

Another break point for Anderson...

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Ooh la la! Edmund plays his best shot of this burgeoning match with a wonderful double-handed backhand that arcs its way past Anderson as he moves into the net. Pace, precision, perfect.

However... that is as good as it gets for Edmund. Anderson dominates all the other points - including another ace - in another comfortable hold.

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We're pretty tightly packed in here on Court Two, which was the scene of Dan Evans' demise earlier in the week. That day was fiercely hot, this one is slate grey and autumnally cool.

The respective player teams are wedged in together in the same seats, with the Edmund supporters - including coach Ryan Jones and Davis Cup skipper Leon Smith - down front, and Anderson's wife Kelsey among those just behind.

Break point #1... saved. Kyle Edmund has Kevin Anderson scrambling along the baseline, powering down a forehand smash to claw one back.

Break point #2... saved. The British number two gets his opponent working again, Anderson going long with backhand.

Edmund keeps his nerve in deuce, going on to see off a real test in his first service game.

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Don't be fooled by Kevin Anderson's current world ranking. He's down in 56th after shoulder and ankle injuries ruined his 2016, but he is a former top-10 player and beat Nick Kyrgios in the last round.

And he shows why in game two. He moves into the net to volley himself 30-0 ahead, before Edmund overcooks one of his tasty forehands.

Two break points for the South African...

Anderson's first serve? Ace. Expect to see a few more of those. A booming forehand puts him 30-0 ahead, before Edmund gets on the board when Anderson palms a forehand volley way past the baseline.

The British number two draws level at 30-30 when Anderson shanks a backhand, only for the South African to dig him out of a hole with a big first serve and... and ace.

Obvs.

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Here we go then. Kevin Anderson has a ball in his hand - that means, unless I'm mistaken, he is about to start.

* means next to serve

"He's obviously got a big game, big guy," says Edmund of his opponent.

"In hot conditions the ball is really pinging around, so Saturday I've just got to be on it. One match at a time.

"He's got a great serve and good groundstrokes. He was out a bit with injury, but before that he was consistent at the top of the game and getting good results."

Kyle Edmund might hold the edge in terms of ranking over Kevin Anderson at 47 in the world to 56, but the South African has far more experience.

Nine years older, at 31, the 6ft 8in Anderson will play in the third round of a Grand Slam for the 17th time.

He also has a huge weapon in his serve, hitting 34 aces to Edmund's four across the first two rounds.

See. Big-serving.

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He might be in the shadow of a certain British number one, but Kyle Edmund has made steady progress since he started winning professional tournaments at the age of 17, and today could see another breakthrough.

A last-16 place in Paris, to add to the same feat in New York, would start to make him a Grand Slam second-week fixture.

He is unlikely to get too big time though - unfailingly polite and low-key, he's been spotted enjoying quiet evening meals in a nearby restaurant with his mum and dad this week.

Kyle Edmund is wearing those horrid blue and white board shorts that quite a few players are donning at Roland Garros.

I think they should be docked a point for them. It's not the beach, lads.

I've capped up Big-Serving because I'm sure that is the South African's full name. I've never seen it not prefixed by those two words.

Our meteorologist man tells me there is a big threat of rain in Paris today. But luckily it is a dry as a bone as the players start to emerge from the locker room and on various courts dotted about Roland Garros.

One of those is British number two Kyle Edmund. He's just walked out onto Court 2 where he will face Big-Serving Kevin Anderson.

Bonjour! When was the last time two British men reached the fourth round at Roland Garros?

I'll be honest. I'm not actually sure. We will tell you by the end of the day.

Or, if either Kyle Edmund and/or Andy Murray lose today, then we'll not mention it again and forget this ever happened.

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Two Brits, one day. Don't say we don't look after you...