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Marin Cilic pumps his fists as he lands a backhand on the sideline and Edmund responds with a shot over the baseline. He's 0-30 to the good.

Edmund's looseness is apparent as he coughs up two break points.

He chips into the net to hand Cilic the game.

Jo Durie
Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 live

Edmund is just limping a bit again...

Cilic drives Edmund all over the back of the court and eventually slams an overhead past the blond Brit for his first hold of the set.

Jo Durie
Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 live

I'm glad Kyle had a bit of a row with the umpire. It fired him up. He's played really well. Marin Cilic has handled things really well though - he's been sharp and on it, especially in that tie-break.

Don Wimble: The fat lady is about to start singing, unless Kyle Edmund can pull off a medium-sized miracle from 2-0 down.

I'm resting my vocal chords for now...

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Kyle Edmund isn't deterred by the scoreboard.

The world number 49 moves smoothly to 40-0.

Marin Cilic finds the corner with a gorgeous forehand but Edmund serves it out with an ace.

Michael Rose‏: Got job interview this morning so am keeping tabs on the @BBCSport website. I wonder if the interviewer will allow me to keep checking every 5 minutes! Come on @kyle8edmund.

Kyle Edmund has never won a match from two sets down. Now would be an excellent time to turn that record around.

He'll be serving to start the third set.

Edmund is under huge pressure now.

The Brit's first serve is a dud. On the second serve, Cilic hits long. One set point saved.

But Cilic finds a stunning forehand winner to take the tie-break and the set.

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A very late call of out on Cilic's forehand leads him to challenge... and it's in! Edmund's coach looks particularly unimpressed. Replay the point!

There's sweat pouring off the Croat's face but he holds his nerve to get forward and slam a high ball over the net.

Into the net goes Edmund's forehand! Three set points to Cilic.

Edmund takes his time with his serve and finds a sharp backhand winner. That was straight as a ruler.

After a quick sip of water, Edmund goes into a cross-court battle and finishes with a hit into the net. Gaaah.

Cilic edges ahead and is back on serve.

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Out wide goes Cilic with his serve, and Edmund's backhand drifts over the line.

Cilic clenches his fist towards his box, before drawing another error out of the Brit.

Big KE is on serve now.

And the big KE lands a big ace! Or does he? Cilic is challenging...the crowd gee on Hawk-Eye...it's in.

On the next point, he pops over a backhand from the baseline which Cilic can't clear.

Marin Cilic bends his back, and wallops down a strong first set that Kyle Edmund flails at, and misses.

Advantage Edmund.

Cilic shanks over the sidelines.

Tie-break time, people!

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Kyle Edmund's doing his bit. He bangs down another ace for a 30-15 lead.

Cilic challenges the Brit's next serve. It was *just* in. One call remaining for the sixth seed.

At 40-15, Cilic pulls out a mega forehand. From behind the baseline, he finds the same again.

Deuce.

Cultured!

Cilic eases to 30-0 before planting a forehand into the net.

Wiping the sweat away, Cilic's next serve is too hot to handle for Edmund.

He holds to 15 when Edmund mucks up a backhand.

The British number two will now serve to stay in the set.