Cameron Norrie to go head to head with British No 1 Kyle Edmund for the first time after win over Jeremy Chardy at Eastbourne Invitational Cameron Norrie is through to the second round at Eastbourne Invitational Norrie beat Frenchman Jeremy Chardy in straight sets on Tuesday afternoon He will play against British No 1 Kyle Edmund for the first time on Wednesday By Press Association Sport Staff Published: 15:20 BST, 25 June 2019 | Updated: 15:22 BST, 25 June 2019 Viewcomments Cameron Norrie will face countryman Kyle Edmund for the first time after an impressive 6-3, 7-6 (4) victory over Frenchman Jeremy Chardy in the opening round. The match was suspended overnight with Norrie 3-0 up in the opening set. He went on to take that but the second was much tighter and the British number two had to save a set point at 5-6 before coming through the tie-break. There was disappointment for Jay Clarke, who won the first set against Juan Ignacio Londero but eventually went down 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-3. More to follow Cameron Norrie is through to the next round at Eastbourne after beating Jeremy Chardy Norrie was playing in the opening round at the Eastbourne Invitational on Tuesday afternoon Norrie played strong groundstrokes and was able to wear out his opponent in straight sets Jeremy Chardy headed into the tournament with hopes of at least making it past the first stage Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility