STUDENTS and staff at Kyle Edmund's former school said they were disappointed but proud after his defeat in the semi-final of Australian Open.
Some pupils at Pocklington School gathered round to watch the British number two's straight set defeat to the Croatian Marin Cilic today.
Trevor Loten, who has coached tennis at the school for 25 years, said: "We're incredibly proud of him, to get that far. Hopefully he can take this as a real positive. It was such a shame this morning that he was injured.
"Who knows how close that match would have been had he not been injured. Certainly, the second set could have gone his way. Obviously we're disappointed, but to get to the semi-final aged 23 - things can only go upwards for him."
Edmund was a pupil at Pocklington from 2002 to 2006 and tennis champion there for three years running, and Mr Loten said Edmund has kept in touch with the school - returning after playing his part in Great Britain's famous Davis Cup victory in 2015.
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