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Edmund, who prevailed 6-7(5) 7-6(4) 6-4,
struggled with his serve right from the start of the match but
managed to save five out of six break points to overcome his
opponent in two hours and 30 minutes.
"Everyone wants to start well but the year is so long that if
there's positivity you feel good but even if you don't start
well it doesn't mean the year is going to be a bad one," the
Briton said.
"It's always good to come to Brisbane, I made the quarters last
year, got a good win this year so it's definitely helped my game
going into the year."
Edmund next plays Chung Hyeon after the South Korean world
number 58 withstood a barrage of booming serves from fifth seed
Gilles Muller before winning 6-3 7-6(1).
Earlier, former world number one Andy Murray's lingering hip
issues forced him to withdraw from the event with the Briton
admitting he was unsure whether he could recover in time for the
Australian Open later this month.
American Michael Mmoh won his first match on the ATP Tour after
seven previous defeats, with a clinical 6-3 6-4 victory over
Federico Delbonis. The teenager takes on eighth seed Mischa
Zverev in his next match.
Denis Istomin had to dig deep to stun seventh seed Damir
Dzumhur, winning 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-2 in two hours and 24 minutes.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by
Christian Radnedge)
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