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Brit's all good

History made at the Aegon Championships as there will be a guaranteed all-British showdown in the quarter-finals at Queen’s Club

Kyle Edmund handed a bye into the last eight after injury to his opponent, meaning he will face Andy Murray or Aljaz Bedene

Dan King

Published: 12:01, 16 Jun 2016

Andy Murray takes on Aljaz Bedene in the second round at the Aegon Championships with the winner taking on fellow Brit Kyle Edmund in the quarter-final

A BIT of tennis history is guaranteed after Kyle Edmund advanced to the Aegon Championships quarter finals without hitting a ball.

Edmund 's opponent, Paul-Henri Mathieu of France, has pulled out of their second round match because of a wrist injury.

Andy Murray takes on Aljaz Bedene in the second round at the Aegon Championships with the winner taking on Kyle Edmund in the quarter-final — Andy Murray takes on Aljaz Bedene in the second round at the Aegon Championships with the winner taking on Kyle Edmund in the quarter-finalCredit: PA:Press Association

And that means Edmund will face the winner of Andy Murray's clash with British No2 Aljaz Bedene - to be played on Thursday afternoon.

It will be the first time two Brits have clashed in the last eight at Queen's since tennis went professional in 1968.

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Kyle Edmund beat the No8-seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon in the first round, before being handed a bye in the second round due to an injury to his opponent — Kyle Edmund beat the No8-seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon in the first round, before being handed a bye in the second round due to an injury to his opponentCredit: Reuters

And the last occasion that two British men contested an ATP Tour quarter final anywhere was in Adelaide in 2002, when Tim Henman defeated Greg Rusedski 6-4 6-4 before going on to win the title.

Top seed Murray beat Frenchman Nicolas Mahut 7-6 7-6 to make it this far, while Bedene beat another Frenchman Benoit Paire 7-6 6-7 6-4.

Edmund meanwhile won his first round clash against, you guessed it, another cross-Channel ace Gilles Simon, 6-4 3-6 6-1.

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