'I played very well' - Dan Evans cruises into second round of US Open after easy straight sets win over Jiri Vesely

Dan Evans is into the second round of the US Open after an easy 6-4 6-1 6-1 win over Jiri Vesely. Evans played some of his finest tennis this year, winning 91 per cent of his points on his first serve and dominated from the baseline. The No.

20 seed will play either James Duckworth or Chris O'Connell in the third round. Speaking to Amazon Prime afterwards, a jubilant Evans was clearly delighted with his performance. Ad He said: «I played very well.

It was nice to get back on the match court. It's been quite a while since Cincinnati but it was nice to get out and I played very well. US OpenUS Open order of play, Day 2 — When are Raducanu and Nadal playing?A DAY AGO »I played well the week before and I didn't play great in Cincinnati but it's the first round and the start of a new tournament and you have to start building again.

«I didn't do too much running, I served well and dictated pretty well.» Evans missed an early opportunity for a break as he failed to convert four break points, but the Brit made no mistake in the third game, breaking at the first time of asking as Vesely hit the net. The signs were looking promising for Evans as he held to love, but two unforced errors allowed Vesely to move back to within touching distance at 3-2. Vesely was clearly struggling with the humid conditions, and he was powerless to prevent Evans from holding, but the Czech briefly shrugged off his troubles for his first love-hold of the day.