Dan Evans taking step into the unknown as grass court season begins

07.06.2023 - 09:47 eurosport.com

Dan Evans is taking a deliberate step into the unknown in his pursuit of grass court success. The Birmingham ace and British No.2 beat Australian James Mccabe 6-4 6-4 to progress to the last 16 of the LTA's Lexus Surbiton Trophy on Tuesday afternoon.

Ad Evans, 33, is a surprise inclusion at the West London event after saying he would not seek a Surbiton wildcard following a first round French Open defeat against Thanasi Kokkinakis.

TennisKatie Swan in shape of her life after cruising through Surbiton opener7 MINUTES AGO But after making a shock U-turn and entering the first domestic grass court event of the season ahead of Queen's later this month, Evans was in fluent form on centre court.

And Evans, who will now bid to book a quarter-final spot on Thursday, said: «It would have been easy to stay at home in Birmingham, Cheltenham or wherever and hit there on the grass. »But that's what I want to do.

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