Citi Open: Dan Evans emphatically ends Kyle Edmund's resurgence with straight sets victory in Washington

Daniel Evans made light work of Kyle Edmund 6-1 6-2 to emphatically end his British rival’s resurgence and proceed to the last 16 of the Citi Open in Washington. Edmund is building his way back to full fitness after three knee surgeries kept him out of the game for 21 months, beating Yosuke Watanuki in straight sets on Monday to set up a round-of-32 clash with Evans.

Ad/> However, Evans proved a class above the former world no 14, with the 32-year-old taking full advantage of his opponent’s rustiness. ATP WashingtonEdmund claims win over Watanuki in first ATP match in 21 monthsYESTERDAY AT 18:30 «It's just nice to see him back,» Evans said of Edmund in a post-match interview.

«He's nowhere near where he probably wants to be. He's a great player and I'm just really happy to see him back.

»He works super hard, he puts it out there day after day and he's had a frustrating two years." /> Djokovic has 'zero hope' of rules changing to allow him to play at US Open — Ivanisevic Andy Murray beaten by Mikael Ymer as preparation for 2022 US Open gets off to poor start Evans was in immediate control, breaking Edmund in just the second game of the first match and twice more to rally through the opening set 6-1, with the latter making numerous unforced errors. Edmund put up more of a fight in the initial stages of the second set, but the errors crept back into his game as his serve was broken in the third game and then again in the fifth.

With Edmund failing to get into any kind of rhythm, Evans was relentless in his pursuit of victory, picking off his opponent time and time again with precision and power, making another break to take it to 5-1. Somewhat unexpectedly, Evans’ serve was broken just when it looked like the British No 2