Hello and welcome to coverage from the US Open as Dan Evans bids to reach the third round.
The Briton made history on Tuesday when he defeated Karen Khachanov in the longest match in US Open history.
He needed five hours and 35 minutes to send the Russian crashing out of the tournament and was proud of being able to outlast his opponent.
“It was a long one. It was a long, long battle. I thought I played pretty well for the majority of the match. Obviously I was struggling physically, but so was he,” Evans said. “It was sort of who could last the longest in the end.”
Tonight, Evans faces Argentina’s Mariano Navone on Court 5. 2024 has been a year of tough results for Evans but was elated to come through a tough battle.
“I’m immensely proud that I came through the match. I think that’s the overriding feeling more than anything,” Evans said.
“I’ve had a lot of first rounds this year. It’s nice to win a match. Obviously it was a long match. But, yeah, that’s the overriding feeling is to still be able to win at this level. You always have doubts when you’ve been not winning. That’s normal in any walk of life. If you’re not doing well, you have doubts. It’s no different in tennis.”