Canadian Open 2022: Britain's Dan Evans overcomes second-set blip to breeze past Filip Krajinovic

Dan Evans was taken to three sets but eventually prevailed over Serbia's Filip Krajinovic at the Canadian Open. Evans' 6-2 1-6 6-0 win was certainly fluctuating, with the higher-ranked Briton stamping his authority on proceedings early before withstanding a fightback, and then galloping away in set three.

Ad Evans will take on fifth seed Andrey Rublev in the next round, after the latter received a bye. ATP Washington'Nowhere near where he probably wants to be' — Evans ends Edmund's resurgence in Washington02/08/2022 AT 17:41 After saving a break point in his opening service game, Evans broke Krajinovic to love in game three to take a 2-1 lead.

Three tight games followed before Evans collected a crucial second break to go 5-2 ahead, and then he served out to 15 to take the opening set. But Evans, who reached the quarter-finals of the Citi Open in Washington last week, swiftly had to remove any thoughts of a straight-sets victory as Krajinovic fought back in fine style in set two, landing a break in games two and five to get back on terms at one set all.

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