Dan Evans

[patmoren]

Great match, there is a very positive feeling in British Tennis at the moment. I hope they can build on all this.

[HoopGirl]

Saw Dan go up 2-1 - most impressive- and then to hear that he had match point - bet he feels he should have won that.
However what a great performance- to take Stan to match point he did - just shows what this boy could and can do.
Hope when the dust settles he can be proud and build on it.

[Sallydaisy]

I give you an example in Paolo Lorenzi aged 34.

Late bloomer Lorenzi reached a career high #39 earlier this year, current rank 40.
Gave the World #2 a run for his money yesterday in R3 of the USO.
Until now has won only 1 ATP title - this year in Kitzbuhel - and for 13 years has slogged away on the Challenger circuit and lower echelons of the ATP tour winning 18 Challenger Titles (2 this year) and 4 Futures.

SuperDan - still only 26 - has worked his way up about 280 places in 12 months on the ATP tour by, a little belatedly, working hard. Took the World #3 to 5 hard won sets yesterday to bring up a potential career high around #52/4 after the US Open. Has won 5 Challenger Titles of which 3 this year and 13 Futures titles.

If Dan can continue to work hard and build on the success of this year he could stay in the top 50 at least for a few years and do a lot better than Lorenzi - who is about to become the Italian #1 player!!!

Just saying.
:shades:

[karanga]

Well done Dan. He fought bravely and it's a shame he didn't clinch a win. :bravo: :unclesam:

[pabbers]

Well done to Dan. Did not expect that.

But if he had taken his tennis career more seriously sooner, he would have had the fitness and experience to be truly competitive in the 5th set. So shame in a way, but people are different.
Yes, thanks Sally. I too will add that IMHO Dan's a late developer. It seems to happen to boys/men more than girls/women. At least he has the innate talent and if all that's missing are the hard yards, then if he makes up his mind to put them in, fitness is much more achievable than ability.

[cazza99]

Thinking of late developers, Tim Henman didn't start doing well until 23 years old, only a couple of years younger than Dan.

[pabbers]

Thinking of late developers, Tim Henman didn't start doing well until 23 years old, only a couple of years younger than Dan.

Yes and that was then.

[lovetennis]

Forgot to include in my previous post how impressed I was with Dan's volleying at the net. He was very quick and not afraid to come in. Maybe an added benefit from him playing doubles too. A shame he and Nick had to retire from their match.
Dan is a late bloomer and has really started to put the work in. I think he has benefiitted from the Dävis Cup team setup, the team spirit Leon häs fostered and the chänce to work closely ẃith Andy seems to have triggered him seeing how good he can be if he knuckles down. Great to see Léon, Louis Cayer and a few others from the backroom team there last night to cheer him on. Still time for Dan to have some fun though, he tweeted a pic of himself out on the town last night :red devil:

[Josephine]

I think it is great for Dan and hope he continues to do well, but he may be left feeling he could have achieved more if he had only worked harder sooner.

Interestingly reading about Henman on Wiki, as he was mentioned. He was not considered a future star as a junior, but worked very hard. Apparently he then grew 6 inches from July 1992 to July 1993, to six feet one. Don't suppose that is an option for Dan!

He was in a Wimbledon quarter final in 1994 aged 21 (22 later that year) having beaten reigning French Open champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the first round.

So later developer than Andy but not so late really.

[Jan]

Such a close match. So sad for Dan.
His interview was very straightforward - and he was understandably very down, but I hope on reflection he will be very proud.
Hopefully he will push on from here and continue to show the world his lovely style of tennis. I could watch him all day!

[roytennisfan]

Forgot to include in my previous post how impressed I was with Dan's volleying at the net. He was very quick and not afraid to come in. Maybe an added benefit from him playing doubles too. A shame he and Nick had to retire from their match.
Dan is a late bloomer and has really started to put the work in. I think he has benefiitted from the Dävis Cup team setup, the team spirit Leon häs fostered and the chänce to work closely ẃith Andy seems to have triggered him seeing how good he can be if he knuckles down. Great to see Léon, Louis Cayer and a few others from the backroom team there last night to cheer him on. Still time for Dan to have some fun though, he tweeted a pic of himself out on the town last night :red devil:

Dan is likely to be heading home today has been away for eight weeks and keen to make Glasgow, hope he didn't damage the foot last night!
Russell Fuller ‏@russellcfuller 10h10 hours ago
Dan Evans likely to fly back Sunday - no more doubles with Kyrgios.
Needs to rest a foot injury & craving home after 8 wks on the road

[exislander]

Dan played brilliantly last night - such a pity he lost but I am glad he was able to show that the win over Zverev was not just a one-off!

Leon has a really difficult choice to make for Glasgow. On clay I would say Kyle over Dan but on hard court almost impossible to choose which of them should play.

[-J-]

Dan played brilliantly last night - such a pity he lost but I am glad he was able to show that the win over Zverev was not just a one-off!

Leon has a really difficult choice to make for Glasgow. On clay I would say Kyle over Dan but on hard court almost impossible to choose which of them should play.if andy was to play douples could they both not play one friday tother sunday ?

[ally]

Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed Dan's match with Stan last night. It was fantastic entertainment and had me hooked right to the last point. Such a shame the match point he had came and went, but at least he took it all the way and left everything on the court. Just a shame he went a bit awol in the final set before eventually trying to bring it back. It was a superb performance from Dan and he should be very proud of himself.

It is such a fantastic time as a fan to have all these British players to support.

[Josephine]

Possible.

Doesn't give the option to rest Andy if he say has a really long match, or is feeling not great. Dan or Kyle would have to step in with Jamie and that wouldn't be ideal. Leon has to chose best way to maximise points, not give everyone a chance, so I suppose choice will be based on surface, opponents, how well Edmund does tonight etc.

Still, you never know!

[Alis]

Dan is likely to be heading home today has been away for eight weeks and keen to make Glasgow, hope he didn't damage the foot last night!
Russell Fuller ‏@russellcfuller 10h10 hours ago
Dan Evans likely to fly back Sunday - no more doubles with Kyrgios.
Needs to rest a foot injury & craving home after 8 wks on the road

Has Dan found his passport then?

[Jan]

Has Dan found his passport then?
Yes he said in his presser that he has it now!

[roytennisfan]

Dan played brilliantly last night - such a pity he lost but I am glad he was able to show that the win over Zverev was not just a one-off!

Leon has a really difficult choice to make for Glasgow. On clay I would say Kyle over Dan but on hard court almost impossible to choose which of them should play.

Assume Leon will name the squad of 5 and decide after 2 or 3 days together.

[roytennisfan]

A couple of updates:

DavidLaw ‏@DavidLawTennis 1h1 hour ago Queens, NY
Leon Smith tells @5liveSport that Dan Evans is crestfallen, but after a break, expects him to be fit and ready for Davis Cup as required.
DavidLaw ‏@DavidLawTennis 1h1 hour ago
On Evans, Leon Smith says he will play Tokyo, Shanghai and a full ATP tour calendar in 2017. 'He can go far'.

[-J-]

A couple of updates:

DavidLaw ‏@DavidLawTennis 1h1 hour ago Queens, NY
Leon Smith tells @5liveSport that Dan Evans is crestfallen, but after a break, expects him to be fit and ready for Davis Cup as required.
DavidLaw ‏@DavidLawTennis 1h1 hour ago
On Evans, Leon Smith says he will play Tokyo, Shanghai and a full ATP tour calendar in 2017. 'He can go far'.be interesting to see if he can handle it, he's grumbling about being in the states for just eight

[jackie55]

What is Dan's ranking going to be after the US Open

[JimmyG]

What is Dan's ranking going to be after the US Open

53 or 54

[greatunclebulgaria]

be interesting to see if he can handle it, he's grumbling about being in the states for just eight

we all know Dan is a home boy and that just makes us love him all the more!

[banskogirl]

Well done Dan! An amazing slam for him :) gutted that he didn't finish Stan off but the important part is knowing he can :bravo:

[roytennisfan]

53 or 54

Both Dan and Kyle will.be in top 50 atp race, currently 47/8 but will drop a place if DelPo beats Stan

[roytennisfan]

Dan is reported not to be so homesick after all...having a few days resting? In marbella! Better word is probably relaxing

[Alis]

Seems Dan will always be Dan!

[supergran]

He did say the last few months had been hard and he was going to have a holiday. Wonder if he asked Leon's permission.:lol:

[themass15]

Dan is reported not to be so homesick after all...having a few days resting? In marbella! Better word is probably relaxing

I wouldn't call Marbella relaxing!!!!!

[JerryD]

Well I guess he's got a lot to celebrate. And more than a week before the DC lol

[Caro]

Just wanted to add how proud I am of my home city boy! I remember the first time I saw him play at DC when he was 21 I think it was. I absolutely love watching him, he's is such a talent. Really hope he gets picked for DC. Sorry Kyle I really like you too and you both deserve it, but I'm afraid I'm biased!

[themass15]

Que sera sera

[pabbers]

They're both picked at the moment!

[JerryD]

Apparently Dan will be heading to Glasgow on Friday. After his relaxing holiday :) I'm excited now :)

[cazza99]

Dan's presser after being beaten by Stan - http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/interviews/2016-09-03/daniel_evans_interview_ronud_3.html?chip=38

[patlowe]

Aw poor kid. Still feel for him.

[roytennisfan]

Of course it really hurts for Dan, to have got to match point and to have had other chances in the tiebreak against the #3 and twice slam winner, in a slam, when you have never beaten anyone in the top 10, is really heartbreaking, also the kudos, money and ranking points lost, as well! But it is a sign of how far Dan has come to get so close,Stan played a poor first set but after that was not easy to beat.

[themass15]

Just seen Dan is down to play in Shenzhen

[roytennisfan]

Felt really sorry for Dan today, met the wrong player on the wrong day. He didn't serve or play like that in the doubles!

[Bardot]

Dan has withdrawn from Shenzhen and confirmed in his press conference today he'll be playing Tokyo and Shanghai and as it stands, playing qualifying in both.

[roytennisfan]

Dan has withdrawn from Shenzhen and confirmed in his press conference today he'll be playing Tokyo and Shanghai and as it stands, playing qualifying in both.

Then he is down for main draw in Stockholm, the following week

[Caro]

Didn't know he had withdrawn from Shenzhen. I sat next to him on our flight home and wished him luck for Shenzhen .... oops!

[Bardot]

Dan is on the Tokyo doubles entry list with Nick Kyrgios. They're first alternates but likely to get in.

[themass15]

2nd seed in qualies in Tokyo and plays first match tomorrow.

[patlowe]

2nd seed in qualies in Tokyo and plays first match tomorrow.
Yes, at noon in Tokyo so middle of the night here!! (4am!)

[pabbers]

Goooooo dannnnnnny boy!!!

[roytennisfan]

Dan has an interesting draw in the qualifiers against Santillan but if he wins could face Steppy (or Watanuki) to enter the main draw

[Teresa]

Just lost in 3 to Santillan ranked about 232.

[roytennisfan]

Really expected Dan to win, a big step backward. Let's hope he does better next week.

[Stell]

I can't believe Dan got to match point against Wawrinka, then loses to Mayer and now has lost to someone like Santillan.

[themass15]

Very disappointing by Dan

[roytennisfan]

I can't believe Dan got to match point against Wawrinka, then loses to Mayer and now has lost to someone like Santillan.
Nothing wrong with losing to mayer, the guy was on fire hitting massive serves and shots but losing today ...well eh...

[JAMES4578]

Dan can still be a bit frustrating at times,though obviously has been more consistent lately with some great moments.

[roytennisfan]

Nothing wrong with losing to mayer, the guy was on fire hitting massive serves and shots but losing today ...well eh...

Dan/Nick withdrew from the doubles with Dan citing foot trouble, maybe partially explains his loss. Looking like he may give next week a miss as well.

[roytennisfan]

Dan has withdrawn from Stockholm, still down for Paris qual at present

[Reef]

Dan is very likeable and has a lovely game to watch, but every so often he withdraws from tournaments, has non-specific injuries, or simply disappears. Frustrating. .:confused:

[lovetennis]

I wonder if he still struggles with motivation sometimes. He has turned a corner since last year in terms of effort and application, but I still think he might have days when he thinks "I'm not up for this today".

[themass15]

Yes I get that impression too.

[Caro]

He's the most human, 'normal' tennis player I can think of. And yes, I think he probably still does struggle for motivation at times. He seems to be an all or nothing kind of player and it seems like he feels he can't give everything all of the time. Having said all of that he did have the foot injury and maybe it isn't fully healed.

[Jane]

Best of luck to Dan when he plays Rosol at 9.00am today :thumbup: :thumbup:

[Jane]

Hmmm - Dan seems to have disappeared from the draw!!! He has been replaced by Pospisil

[themass15]

Must still be injured. He was on when I looked at 8 a.m. our time.

[Bardot]

Here's the reason for Dan's absence. :facepalm:

Dan Evans ‏@Evo151216 6m6 minutes ago
I had to pull out of Paris qs as my racquet bag never made it to Paris from Birmingham so basically I had a day trip to Paris

[goldfish]

Poor Dan - very, very frustrating. Was looking forward to this too

[Alis]

What rotten luck!

[themass15]

Bet he is totally fed up!

[Jane]

Poor Dan - very, very frustrating. Was looking forward to this too

Me too

[Jan]

How ridiculous. Poor Dan.

[roytennisfan]

Seems awful that, couldn't they just have delayed and rescheduled his match

[anor]

Mm, surely Dan didn't just get there this morning, so couldn't he have got replacement racquets? Or am I being too hard on him?

[Reef]

Mm, surely Dan didn't just get there this morning, so couldn't he have got replacement racquets? Or am I being too hard on him?

I thought the same...

[Jane]

I assume his shoes and socks, shorts and shirts, etc would also be missing

[Bardot]

Mm, surely Dan didn't just get there this morning, so couldn't he have got replacement racquets? Or am I being too hard on him?
Many suggestions to Dan on twitter to that effect like his clothing sponsor is Nike and there are several Nike stores in Paris and he uses a Wilson racquet (which I very much doubt is bespoke) so could he not have borrowed one or two and had it strung to his requirements. Probably is unfair as we don't know what information he was getting from the airline as to the whereabouts of his bag and when he would get it.

[hfwardhouse]

Mm, surely Dan didn't just get there this morning, so couldn't he have got replacement racquets? Or am I being too hard on him?

I think you are being a bit harsh. None of us know what else he was missing that could have impacted on his ability to play. Poor Dan. Pretty disappointing for him.

[pabbers]

Also he's not made of money unlike the top players and Paris isn't cheap!

[-J-]

Also he's not made of money unlike the top players and Paris isn't cheap!
give me a break even just winning one round in the qualies(€1,560) would cover the cost of a couple rackets
making it to main draw he could cover the cost of socks for the year (€13,845)

[Bardot]

Where there's a will....... Frank Dancevic at Nottingham in 2014.


The saga began when his luggage never arrived in Nottingham, England where Dancevic is entered in the qualifying for the last grass-court warmup tournament before Wimbledon. The staff went on strike at the Brussels airport where he made a connection; the airline told him it would take a minimum of five days to get his bags. He had to play Ante Pavic, a big-serving Croatian, in the first round on Saturday. Unfortunately, Dancevic had no shoes – never mind grass-court shoes – no racquets, no clothes. Nothing. So instead of at least getting in a little practice on grass, a surface he hasn’t played on since losing in the first round of Wimbledon qualifying last year, he had to scramble for the basic necessities. No problem; this is Dancevic we’re talking about.

First things first: the Canadian went out and bought two racquets Saturday morning, and they didn’t come cheaply: 150 British pounds apiece (about $555 Canadian). Strings? Dancevic usually uses Luxilon M2 strings; he had to settle for the Alu Power version. Then he went to a sports store – your regular, normal sports store. A shirt, shorts, socks. But when he was about to go on court for his match Dancevic realized … the shorts didn’t have any pockets. No problem; this is Dancevic we’re talking about. Dancevic borrowed a pair of shorts from Russian player Teymuraz Gabashvili. Shoes were a a rather more thorny problem, since you can’t get running shoes with the special grass-court soles just any old place. No problem; this is Dancevic we’re talking about. He borrowed a pair of grass-court shoes from his friend, the Tunisian player Malek Jaziri, who clearly had never taken a close look at Dancevic’s feet before he extended his kindness. The tennis bag? Still somewhere in Brussels. No problem: Dancevic walked on with a little Head backpack, just like a 9-year-old kid going to his weekly Saturday lesson.

To sum up: Dancevic didn’t hit a single ball on the grass before going out to play Pavic. He was armed two brand-new racquets with unfamiliar strings, someone else’s shorts, borrowed shoes and a shirt from the local shop. A veritable buffet of mismatched branding. “There were lots of people in the crowd. And my opponent was definitely confused,” Dancevic laughed as he recounted the saga for Eh Game. Bottom line? Dancevic played well, fired 15 aces, faced just two break points, failed to convert some break points of his own (and said some bad calls didn’t help), should have closed out Pavic in two, but ended up winning 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3. “All good. I got some more practice with new equipment,” Dancevic said. “Hopefully the airline will reimburse me.” On the plus side, he earned 1,630 Euros for winning his first-round qualifying match, and would bump that up to more than 3,600 Euros if he can make the main draw.

[Sallydaisy]

Many suggestions to Dan on twitter to that effect like his clothing sponsor is Nike and there are several Nike stores in Paris and he uses a Wilson racquet (which I very much doubt is bespoke) so could he not have borrowed one or two and had it strung to his requirements. Probably is unfair as we don't know what information he was getting from the airline as to the whereabouts of his bag and when he would get it.
Agree 100%. Where there's a will there's a way. Paris is a major city and a few phone calls could have ensured Dan had enough kit to play. Poor IMHO.

[pabbers]

Implication? Dan has no friends to lend him stuff :crying:

[lovetennis]

Dan's inability to source replacement racquets suggests lack of motivation to me. If he wanted it bad enough he would've found a solution. He's had a good year and maybe he just feels like he's done for 2016. He's always going to be a bit of a maverick I think

[Helen40]

Implication? Dan has no friends to lend him stuff :crying:I was more going with CBA. :(

[Reef]

Dan's inability to source replacement racquets suggests lack of motivation to me. If he wanted it bad enough he would've found a solution. He's had a good year and maybe he just feels like he's done for 2016. He's always going to be a bit of a maverick I think

My thoughts exactly.

[Caro]

Leave him alone you lot! ;)

[anor]

Leave him alone you lot! ;)

What took you so long to come to his aid? ;)

[themass15]

Makes you wonder though

[pabbers]

It's his career and his choice. I still love him and his tennis to bits.

[supergran]

It did seem a bit strange but we don't know what has gone on. Like others I love Dan and his game.

[Caro]

It's his career and his choice. I still love him and his tennis to bits.


It did seem a bit strange but we don't know what has gone on. Like others I love Dan and his game.

Me too! .... and there's a surprise :laugh::laugh:

[roytennisfan]

Dan is playing in Knoxville next week as defending champion (and defending 80 points) and is the #1 seed (also in Ed and Brydan with Lloyd #2 alternate and Liam #3 alt)
The following week Dan is down to play Champaign ch where he made r16 last year and is defending 7 points

[roytennisfan]

Dan is scheduled, not before 5.30 (10.30) tomorrow v Krueger

[roytennisfan]

Dan is serving on livestream now

[Jane]

Dan leading 5-2

[Jane]

First set to Dan 6-2

[roytennisfan]

Dan wins first set 6-2

[Jane]

Dan wins the match 6-2, 6-3 - well done :yahoo: :yahoo:

[Nessie]

Well done Dan! He wins 6-2 6-3

[roytennisfan]

Well done Dan, first match for some time and safely through

[pabbers]

Yayyyy!!!

[roytennisfan]

Early break for Dan 3-1

[Jane]

Dan gets the first set 6-1 :yahoo:

[roytennisfan]

Dan got back to 3-3 in second set

[Jan]

Dan serving to take it into a TB

[roytennisfan]

2-4 at ends cmon Dan

[roytennisfan]

Oh Dan, weak shot 2-5 just lost both serves

[Jan]

but now back on serve!

[roytennisfan]

Gets back to 5-5 then another into net

[roytennisfan]

Deciding set then, Cmon Dan

[Jan]

Come on Dan!

[Jane]

Oops one set all

[roytennisfan]

Dan is left stewing whilst opp takes a longish toilet break

[Stell]

Dan serves his seventh double fault as he loses the game 1 - 2.

[roytennisfan]

Dan is really struggling....way below his best, broken again

[Stell]

2 - 4.

[roytennisfan]

2-4 Can't see Dan winning this, playing poorly and not happy with himself

[roytennisfan]

Dan will drop to at least 66 and there are another 3 or so who can get wins to overtake him this week

[roytennisfan]

Saw him pretty awful at Manchester, this was no better, shame really needs to get it together and play better next week at Champaign ch

[patlowe]

I've lost the stream for Dan's match!

[Jane]

:crying::crying: Poor Dan..- he wasn't very happy with the line-judge early in the second set, and seemed to go downhill after that!!

[Jan]

:sad:

[roytennisfan]

Guess Dan has decided not to stay for Champaign Ch next week

Dan Evans ‏@Evo151216 21h21 hours ago
2016 thanks for the memories but I'm done now. Thanks to everyone for there support.

[roytennisfan]

Dan is representing GB (With Heather) at the Hopman Cup, 1st-7th Jan, other teams in Group A are French, German and Swiss so he is down to Face Roger (mon 2nd) Richard (wed 4th) and Alexander (fri 6th)

Dan is then down as a Qualifier for Sydney and will be seeded in qualification

[roytennisfan]

Dan will also be playing Doubles with Nick again in Melbourne (just confirmed by Nick on twitter), certainly worth the admittance money or an early morning to watch them!

[roytennisfan]

Dan had a really poor Hopman Cup losing all 3 in straight sets not getting more than 4 games in any set. The good news for Dan is he's into the main draw at Auckland with the withdrawal of Robredo as an alternate, so he's pulled out of Sydney qualification

[JAMES4578]

Certainly hoped for a bit more resistance from Dan,can hopefully make progress in Auckland.

[roytennisfan]

With a number of late withdrawals Dan got the final main draw alternative slot for Sydney as well and opted for that. Then he drew a qualifier in the draw

[roytennisfan]

Dan is on second (after Jo) at about 1.30 v Monteiro

[Alis]

Dan and Monteiro presently one set all and on serve in the third.

[Alis]

Dan won.:yahoo:

[Jan]

:clap:
well done Dan!

[anor]

Phew, well done Dan!

[roytennisfan]

Yes a good win, qualifiers can be tough in r1 since they have already won a couple of matches and monteiro is only about 15 places lower than Dan in the rankings so well done Dan

[Jane]

Well done Dan :yahoo:

[Reef]

Pleased to see Dan fared better than Kyle, making it through to round 2. I still think Kyle is the better player these days however - he is the future. Great though Dan is when "on" he is older and still doesn't have the desire (except in DC) that is needed to really progress much further at this stage in his career. However, I'd love to be proved wrong...

[JAMES4578]

Good win,well done Dan!

[exislander]

Dan just beat 8th seed Granollers 1-6 6-3 6-3!!!

[roytennisfan]

Good win for Dan after losing the first set. Had a feeling he would win sInce granollers higher ranking due to some big points on clay but still a good victory.

[roytennisfan]

Dan likely to play Thiem next, will need to perform much better than he did in the Hopman.

[Jane]

Well done, Dan :boogie:

[anor]

Well done, Dan!:clap:

[Alis]

Excellent result!

[JAMES4578]

Great result for Dan,well done!

[Jan]

:clap:

[Reef]

How does this result affect his ranking...anyone know?

[roytennisfan]

How does this result affect his ranking...anyone know?
Back up from 67 to 60 in live but will soon loose more points 35 AO and another 60 in the challenger final he lost to Kyle when both are likely to be in Ottawa and unable to defend points

[pabbers]

Go Dan!!!

[banskogirl]

Well played Dan!

[patlowe]

When I checked the scores this morning, I was delighted to see Dan had won his match. Hope he's on a roll again. Well done Dan!

[Alis]

It will be a difficult match against Thiem for Dan but Thiem may be a little jaded after his long match against Elias today.

[Jane]

Dan and Thiem on court now 2-2 Go Dan :thumbup:

[roytennisfan]

Dan lost opening set 3-6, too many second serves

[Jane]

Dan loses the first set 3-6 :crying:

[Jane]

Dan giving it his all, and gets the break at the start of the second set

[roytennisfan]

|Dan breaks 1-0, only won 2 points on Thiem serves in previous 4 games

[Jane]

Dan breaks again 3-0

[roytennisfan]

Thiem really poor game that for 3-0 Dan's rattled him the previos 2 games

[roytennisfan]

Back to 3-3 Thiem came out fighting, Dan had 40-0 for 4-2 but couldn't hold, now has 2 bp

[Jane]

Dan leads 4-3 after breaking again

[roytennisfan]

Breaks 4-3, Dan has broken 3 times this set

[roytennisfan]

5-3 Dan's agressive play has disturbed Thiem this set. Cmon Dan one more deuce

[roytennisfan]

5-4 Dan could have won the set there, had a bp and a dubious line call, now has to serve it out

[roytennisfan]

2 set points

[roytennisfan]

Both gone

[Jan]

Have to go out - can't leave it any longer.
Go Evo
:superman:

[Jane]

Second set to Dan 6 - 4 :yahoo: :yahoo:

[roytennisfan]

6-4 saved a bp to win set, Thiem a lot more UE's this set

[Jane]

Dan breaks

[roytennisfan]

Dan break's again

[roytennisfan]

2-0 saved another bp to hold

[Teresa]

Now 3:0 - the lad is doing well.

[greatunclebulgaria]

3 love dare we to dream yes I think we should

[roytennisfan]

Another Break for Dan 3-0

[greatunclebulgaria]

4 love:dance:

[Teresa]

4:1 - can he hold his nerve?

[roytennisfan]

4-1 easy hold for Thiem, Cmon Dan keep going

[Jane]

Dan wins the match!! Fabulous!!! Very well done Dan :yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:

[roytennisfan]

3mp

[Jennan]

Marvellous win for Dan. So pleased for him, kept his focus.

[Teresa]

What a win for Dan. Broke again to love in the last game to take it 6:1 in the third. Dan is ranked 67 to Theim's 8.

[roytennisfan]

Great win Dan, Thiem went downhill after Dan played 2 great games at the beginning of set2

[greatunclebulgaria]

Oh my the boy did good:yahoo:

[sir coolerking]

Fantastic win, and he'll play Kuznetsov in the semis who knocked out 8 seed Carrena-Busta. It's most certainly winnable......

[sir coolerking]

Great win Dan, Thiem went downhill after Dan played 2 great games at the beginning of set2

I wonder how much of Thiem going downhill was related to being on court for nearly 3 hours yesterday evening.

[roytennisfan]

The 45 points for that win takes Dan up to 55, just short of his CH of 53, A win against Kuznetsov (live #45) tomorrow would give Dan a NCH

[roytennisfan]

I wonder how much of Thiem going downhill was related to being on court for nearly 3 hours yesterday evening.

Seemed more Psychological, at least in the second set for sure, Dan played 2 really aggressive games hitting volleys and overhead winners and Thiem was out of his stride after playing very well in the first set, gifted a second service break for 3-0 and though he clawed back was a shadow of his first set performance and unsure how to play as the ue's mounted

[patlowe]

Welcome back Dan Evans!! So lovely to see him in winning ways again. He's such a pleasure to watch. SF's!!! Wow! Go Dan. :clap: :clap:

[Bardot]

Sir Dan of Solihull. :shades:

[Jan]

Brilliant!!!!!
:cheer::cheer::superman:

[JAMES4578]

Certainly a big win (even if Thiem below par), well done Dan!

[Hawkeye]

Dan going into DC on form will be good news for Lord Leon of Smith.

[sir coolerking]

Semi Final is tomorrow at about 9.30am UK time after Jo v Aga.

[roytennisfan]

Certainly a big win (even if Thiem below par), well done Dan!

He certainly wasn't below par in the opening set. I liked Dan's initial response to the question "Did it go as you expected", he replied "Well the first set did". That's Dan for you!

[RosieBear]

Terrific win against Domi - well done Dan! :bravo::clap:

[Sallydaisy]

Wow!!! SuperDAN!
:superman:

[Alis]

I had to go out when the Thiem had just pulled back to level in the second set - couldn't believe the final score when I came back. Well done Dan!!!!:yahoo:

[Jan62]

Brilliant from Dan, well done! Hope he can keep it going.

[Elizabeth]

I thought Dan was brilliant and I couldn't leave for work until it ended - phoned in and said I would be late as I was watching tennis which they all understand.

[super8]

I think that's Dan's first top 10 win! And perhaps in his second ATP tour semi final too?

Third set Thiem's game pretty much collapsed. Couldn't hit the back of a bus, as they say.

Key point probably Dan serving out the second set at 5-4. Thiem had break point in that game. Had Thiem taken that, who knows how the match would have panned out? The fact that Dan fought off break point and served out the second set probably helped swung the match his way. I think he was 4-0 up in the third set before Thiem even got on the board.

Psychologically a big boost for Dan, irrespective of how Thiem played later in the match. What a fine start to the season for him.

I'd add this is also further reward for him upping his work ethic on the tour to improve his game - no doubt inspired by Andy's success plus team GB DC impact.

[pabbers]

Yayyyyy!!!!

[themass15]

Great win by Dan. Let us hope he can go on to win the tournament.

[Teresa]

Being repeated on Eurosport now.

[anor]

Missed the final set so was absolutely delighted for Dan when I saw the result. His game is so easy on the eye when he is in the mood so fingers crossed for him to keep in the zone for tomorrow and beyond!:skippy:

[Alis]

Dan going into DC on form will be good news for Lord Leon of Smith.:rolling::rolling:

[Alis]

Brilliant from Dan - so pleased for him!:yahoo:

[angiebabez]

Dan going into DC on form will be good news for Lord Leon of Smith.

NowTHAT i like ;)

[Teresa]

Leon was there today.

[Jan]

Good luck to Evo for his SF this morning. I have a meeting so will miss the match. Hope for good news when I get back.
:superman:

[Jane]

Players warming up. Good luck, Dan :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

[roytennisfan]

Showing as still 31C, hope Dan can cope with that

[roytennisfan]

Dan handed an early break, 2df, 2 calls wrong thougth first one favoured Dan

[roytennisfan]

2-0 every point to Dan so far

[Jane]

Raining!!!

[roytennisfan]

2-0 40-40 rain

[RosieBear]

Bad timing for Dan who was off to a flyer. But nevermind - hopefully he picks up where he left off. Go Dan!

[Jane]

Match resumed and Dan leads 3 - 0

[angiebabez]

Leon was there today.

You sure?...where.. if he was i assume he would have been sitting with mark hilton...& he wasnt:shrug:

[Jane]

4 - 1

[roytennisfan]

You sure?...where.. if he was i assume he would have been sitting with mark hilton...& he wasnt:shrug:

Leon there again today

Edit: not in players area with Mark

[roytennisfan]

5-2 kuznetsov holds

[Jane]

First set to Dan - 6 -2 :yahoo:

[roytennisfan]

Set Dan 6-2

[greatunclebulgaria]

Got a good feeling

[roytennisfan]

Getting more difficult for Dan 1-2, Kuznetsov serving much better now

[pabbers]

Got a good feeling

:cauldron: :big grin:

[roytennisfan]

Momentum is moving, cmon Dan more good serves

[pabbers]

:hmm:

[roytennisfan]

1-3 not looking so good now, cmon Dan need to get back quickly

[roytennisfan]

BP gone, tough 1-4

[roytennisfan]

Breaks back 3-4

[RosieBear]

Yay - well done Dan :clap: He's so great to watch when on-song. Let's go Dan :cheer:

[roytennisfan]

Big loss 3-5

[Jane]

One set all Go Dan

[roytennisfan]

3-6 set all

[RosieBear]

Go on Dan - can do this :cheer:

[roytennisfan]

Cmon Dan 1-0 get the momentum now

[roytennisfan]

1-1 Kuznetsov serving well

[roytennisfan]

2-1 Dan holds

[roytennisfan]

2 bp cmon dan

[Jane]

Dan gets the break 3-1

[roytennisfan]

Yes 3-1

[RosieBear]

What a game by Dan :clap: Keep going!

[roytennisfan]

second df 40-40

[roytennisfan]

Big HOLD 4-1

[RosieBear]

Fearless Dan :clap:

[roytennisfan]

4-2

[Jane]

5 - 2

[roytennisfan]

Holds 5-2

[jaysee]

Come on Evo, just one more game!

[RosieBear]

Free game for Dan - can swing at everything- let's go Dan, break for the match :cheer:

[roytennisfan]

Light rain

[Jane]

Raining