After a frustrating 12 months on the ATP Tour, Britain’s Kyle Edmund took home the title at the New York Open and in doing so won $120,635 and perhaps more crucially, 250 FedEx ATP Rankings points that put him firmly back in the upper ATP rankings as Britain’s best male tennis player.

At 25-years-old, Edmund is ranked as the 45th best men’s tennis player in the world and he certainly earned his first ATP Tour title in 16 months, the Bahamas-based Brit beating Italian player Andreas Seppi in the final.

While the first set was an even affair decided by a late break and gutsy hold that saw Edmund take it 7-5, his dominance over the latter stages of Sunday’s contest saw him win eight of the last nine games as the 98-seeded Seppi was simply blown away by the power and precision of Edmund’s groundstrokes.

For Seppi, the defeat marks another setback, and in particular against Edmund, who he has a dreadful record against, winning just one of the six games they have shared.