Madrid Open: Dan Evans wins, Ashleigh Barty beats Petra Kvitova
Evans has won six matches on clay this year, having previously only won four times on the surface in his career British number one Dan Evans continued his good form on clay to reach the Madrid Open last 16 with a three-set win against Australia’s John Millman. Evans, ranked at a career-high 26th, won 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 6-3 and faces German fifth seed Alexander Zverev next. Top seed Rafael Nadal swatted aside Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz, winning 6-1 6-2 in his opening match. In the women’s event, Australian world number one Ashleigh Barty beat Czech Petra Kvitova to reach the...
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