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Edmund is bursting with confidence after doing a lot in Davis Cup (two wins - over Lajovic and Tipsarevic). The total 6-0 record in sets suggests what kind of rhythm Edmund had in those matches. Toronto will be very important for Kyle since he's after the Top 50. His first opponent is Diez, a Canadian who is currently ranked better than ever (190). But Diez had a bad record (41-60) even at challenger level and mostly plays on hard court. Diez recently had a chance to get his first ATP wins in Hamburg but got stopped by Wessels, who is still a junior. On the other hand, Kyle is slowly but surely going after Top 50. He covered the the +4,5 handicap 8 times in the last 10 wins. He didn't cover it early in the year in Doha when Monz was well into Top 100 and in Miami against Vesely. The Czech is, however, two levels above Diez in every sense of the word. Edmund covered the handicap against Stepanek (+5) who is well-experienced, and Klizan (+7) who is also ATP level two two titles from this season. Some wins aginst CH players like Meister (+7), Sarkissian (+6), Mmoh (+11), Albot (+6), Arnaboldi (+5) are also relevant for this match. He practically didn't have any slips all season long. The only counter argument here could be Edmund's transition from clay court to hard court. BUt Diez has to go through the same transition which is why I think that won't be any problem for Edmund. Edmund is better and is bursting with confidence now after leading his country into a Davis Cup win (Murray wasn't there). Diez has just one futures and one Ch on hard court this season. Santillian, who is about to be eliminated from Top 30 beat him on futures level and Ivashka (outside of Top 200) by 8 games. I think Edmund will cover this handicap easily.