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Western & Southern Open: Evans overcomes Rublev to reach round two

Western & Southern Open: Evans overcomes Rublev to reach round two

Dan Evans is using the Western & Southern Open as a warm-up event for the US Open which starts on 31 August British number one Dan Evans reached round two of the Western & Southern Open with an impressive 7-5 3-6 6-2 win over world number 17 Andrey Rublev. There were six breaks of serve in the first set, with Evans crucially holding in the 12th game in New York. Russian Rublev, 22, broke in the eighth game of the second set before serving out to level the match. World number 28 Evans, 30, dominated the deciding set and clinched victory on his fourth match point. He will now play...

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