Canadian Open - Britain's Dan Evans reaches second semi-final of his career as Jack Draper bows out

Great Britain’s Dan Evans stormed into the semi-finals of the Canadian Open with a comeback victory over Tommy Paul of the United States on Friday, but Jack Draper’s run came to an end against Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta. Evans progressed to the last four of an ATP Masters 1000 event for just the second time in his career with a 1-6 6-3 6-4 victory over the world No. 34.

Ad It continues an impressive run from the 32-year-old, who defeated fifth seed Andrey Rublev and 10th seed Taylor Fritz in the previous two rounds on his way to a first semi-final appearance since stunning Novak Djokovic to reach that stage in Monte Carlo last year. ATP MontrealAuger-Aliassime suffers worst career defeat against Ruud in home tournament14 HOURS AGO Things got off to a concerning start for the Brit as Paul came flying out of the blocks in the opening set, but Evans battled back and will now face Carreno Busta for a place in the final. The Spaniard ended hopes of an all-British semi-final by defeating qualifier Draper 7-6(4) 6-1 in the final match of the Friday evening session.

Evans was blown away early on as Paul put on a showcase of pace and power to run up a 6-1 first-set score. Kyrgios upsets Hurkacz by racing through service games in defeat at Montreal Open Ruud fined for not going to the toilet during Montreal Masters bathroom break Retiring Williams to face US Open champion Raducanu in Cincinnati opener But Evans, ranked 39th in the world, worked his way back into the match in the second and pounced when his opportunities arrived. The Brit won the second and third sets by a single break, saving two break points on his serve along the way in the deciding set.