Kyle Edmund the British Number one was easily beaten today by American Steve Johnson in the last eight of the Winston-Salem Open. Edmund seeded three lost the match 6-1 6-2 in only one hour and four minutes which is a slight set back for his US Open preparations starting next week. Edmund is due to face Paolo Lorenzi in the first round of the US Open while Andy Murray the former world number one currently ranked 378th will play James Duckworth from Australia. Murray could face third seed Juan Martin del Potro in a mouth watering third round encounter.