Queen’s: Evans upsets Tiafoe
Daniel Evans won against Frances Tiafoe 7-5, 6-2 on Monday and will face the winner of the match between American Brandon Nakashima and Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the next round
Dan Evans | © AI/Reuters/Panoramic
Wildcard Daniel Evans moved into the second round of the Queen’s by winning against American Frances Tiafoe, the No 7 seed, 7-5, 6-2 at Queen’s Club in London on Monday afternoon.
It’s the first time since september 2023 that Danien Evans beats a Top 20 player.
Evans, ranked No 199, will play the winner of the match between American Brandon Nakashima and Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard next.
London ATP 500, other first-round results (Queen’s Club, grass, EUR 2.522.220, most recent results first):
- Jenson Brooksby vs. Jack Draper
- Alexei Popyrin vs. Aleksandar Vukic
- Brandon Nakashima vs. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
- Corentin Moutet vs. Taylor Fritz
- Gabriel Diallo vs. Billy Harris
- Alex De Minaur vs. Jiri Lehecka
- Arthur Rinderknech vs. Ben Shelton
- Reilly Opelka vs. Camilo Ugo Carabelli
- Jordan Thompson vs. Jaume Munar
- Carlos Alcaraz vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
- Jacob Fearnley vs. Alex Bolt
- Mackenzie McDonald vs. Gael Monfils
- Cameron Norrie vs. Jakub Mensik
- Holger Rune vs. Christopher O’Connell
- Roberto Bautista Agut vs. Nuno Borges: monday
