• Evans beats Radu Albot, Konta sees off Maria Sakkari
Dan Evans has had quite the summer, climbing the rankings into the comfort zone where he does not have to qualify for the slams, a stage where his talent deserves to be seen regularly after too long idling on the fringes.
If Andy Murray epitomises artful struggle – and the Scot’s first stumble in his comeback here on Tuesday, when the excellent Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah beat him and Marcelo Melo 6-2, 6-4 in just over an hour, was not a seismic shock – Evans is the hero of the artful dodgers, a reformed rebel with educated hands and a quick brain.
Written by Kevin Mitchell at Eastbourne
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jun/25/andy-murray-doubles-defeat-eastbourne-evans-konta-tennis under the title “Andy Murray tastes doubles defeat at Eastbourne but Evans and Konta prosper”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
