Britain’s Dan Evans misplaced 7-6 (12-10) 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 to prime seed Frances Tiafoe in an entertaining second-round match on the Almaty Open in Kazakhstan.
Evans, who reached the third spherical of the US Open, has largely struggled in 2024 however appeared like he was going to stun Tiafoe.
Nevertheless, he couldn’t declare the tight second set and was unable to regain his composure in opposition to American Tiafoe, who will face Australia’s Aleksandar Vukic within the final eight of the match on Friday, stay on Sky Sports activities Tennis.
“He played very well. I started coming to the net more and took more risk,” stated Tiafoe.
“Dan, he’s not 180 [ranked] in the world, he’s very tough. I knew it would be a battle, just happy to come through.”
Neither participant was in a position to create a break-point probability within the first set, however Tiafoe bought the primary two set-point alternatives within the tie-break.
Evans saved each, although, and the Briton snatched the set on the fourth time of asking with a surprising backhand passing shot down the road.
The second set was an analogous story, besides each gamers did not take break-point possibilities earlier than one other tie-break was required.
Tiafoe, who was taking part in his first match since a unprecedented expletive-laden rant at a chair umpire final week, received the tie-break and Evans by no means recovered after that, the American gaining the higher hand following an early break within the deciding set.
Boulter loses in Ningbo
On the WTA Tour, British No 1 Katie Boulter was knocked out in straight units within the spherical of 16 on the Ningbo Open by sixth seed Beatriz Haddad Maia.
Boulter had received all her earlier three matches in opposition to the Brazilian, though one got here by means of an early retirement, however was edged out 7-6 (7-2) 7-5 in China.
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Katie Boulter falls brief to Beatriz Haddad Maia because the pair exchanged an excellent level on the Ningbo Open
The pair have been neck and neck by means of the primary set, with neither dealing with a break level, however Haddad Maia dominated the tie-break after which broke serve to start out the second set.
Boulter hit again to make it 2-2 as she appeared the almost definitely to forge forward, just for Haddad Maia to save lots of three extra break factors.
Then, Boulter then paid for 2 double faults within the eleventh sport and Haddad Maia served out the match to arrange a quarter-final in opposition to Paula Badosa, stay on Sky Sports activities Tennis on Friday morning.
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Highlights of Boulter in opposition to Haddad Maia from the Ningbo Open
What’s developing on Sky Sports activities Tennis this month?
- Almaty Open, Kazakhstan – ATP 250 (October 14-20)
- Stockholm Open, Sweden – ATP 250 (October 14-20)
- European Open, Antwerp – ATP 250 (October 14-20)
- Japan Open, Osaka – WTA 250 (October 14-20)
- Ningbo Open, China – WTA 500 (October 14-20)
- Erste Financial institution Open, Vienna – ATP 500 (October 21-27)
- Swiss Indoors, Basel – ATP 500 (October 21-27)
- Guangzhou Open, China – WTA 250 (October 21-27)
- Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis, Tokyo – WTA 500 (October 21-27)
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