Originally the 20 year old was 3 places outside direct entry and looked like he may have to go through qualifying again to try and reach the Australian Open. However 3 players have pulled out already with injury so Kyle has managed to sneak in with plenty of time to spare. The Brit owes Richard Gasquet, Juan Monaco and Thanasi Kokkinakis a drink each as these were the 3 players who pulled out.
Kyle Edmund joins Andy Murray, Aljaz Bedene, Heather Watson and Johanna Konta as fellow direct entries. Fingers crossed they all get good draws!