Paris Masters: Dan Evans wins and plays Stefanos Tsitsipas next

Evans had mislaid successful the Paris Masters archetypal circular connected each of his erstwhile 2 appearances successful 2020 and 2021

British fig 2 Dan Evans won for the archetypal clip successful his vocation astatine the Paris Masters arsenic helium aims to decorativeness his ATP play connected a high.

The satellite fig 27 volition play Greek 5th effect Stefanos Tsitsipas next.

Jack Draper besides plays connected Tuesday arsenic helium aims to articulation chap Britons Evans and Cameron Norrie successful the past 32.

Fast-rising 20-year-old Draper, who has moved into the world's apical 50 this year, plays France's Arthur Rinderknech.

Evans has been a precocious bloomer successful presumption of nonrecreational success, having reached a career-high ranking wrong the world's 25 and earning his archetypal ATP rubric since turning 30.

Finally winning a lucifer astatine the Paris indoors lawsuit - 1 of the ATP Tour's 9 Masters 1000 events and which ever attracts a precocious prime tract - was different notable first.

Evans started powerfully by breaking his opponent's service successful the 3rd game, drafting much errors by Nakashima from the baseline connected his mode to sealing the set.

Nakashima fought backmost successful the 2nd acceptable which followed the aforesaid signifier arsenic the first, this clip successful the satellite fig 50's favour, erstwhile helium broke successful the 3rd and ninth games.

Moving guardant to the nett and showing his assortment helped Evans instrumentality power of the deciding set. He broke for a 3-2 pb and saw disconnected a interruption constituent astatine 4-3, but was incapable to person either of his 2 lucifer points successful the adjacent game.

Having mislaid immoderate choky three-set matches recently, Evans ensured it would not hap again arsenic helium served retired triumph successful an awesome all-round performance.

Evans is the 2nd British subordinate done aft 12th effect Norrie bushed Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic connected Monday.

But erstwhile satellite fig 1 Andy Murray is retired aft ending his twelvemonth with a disappointing decision by French seasoned Gilles Simon.

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