KYLE Edmund chalked up another lesson in his tennis education as he was edged out by Kevin Anderson in the third round of the French Open.

The British number two led by two sets to one but Anderson proved just too strong in the end, winning 6-7 (6/8) 7-6 (7/4) 5-7 6-1 6-4 after three hours and 59 minutes.

Beverley's Edmund can take much encouragement from his performance and his run, with straight-sets victories over Gastao Elias and Renzo Olivo to reach the third round for the first time.

The 22-year-old former Pocklington School student said: "It was a good match. It was a long one. There was so much to take from it positively, stuff I've been working on and showing good maturity in my game.

"It was just very small margins. That's the difference at this level and you learn as you go up. You're not going to get masses of opportunities. It's a few points here and there.

"And I think he also played a good match. I played a good match and I'm disappointed to lose. I would love to have won and got to the fourth round of the French, and especially win that type of match in the fifth set. But quality by him.

"So I just have to talk about it, learn from it and keep moving forward. But I think I'm moving in the right direction."