Dan Evans came out on top against David Goffin to reach the Monte Carlo Masters semi-finals (Photo from skysports) |
[Asia News Communication = Reporter Reakkana] British number one Dan Evans came from a set down to beat Belgium's David Goffin and reach the semi-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters. BBC Sports said that Evans, who claimed the biggest win of his career by beating Novak Djokovic in the previous round, won 5-7 6-3 6-4.
He fended off four break points at 4-4 in the final set to hold serve and then took match point at his first attempt to win in two hours and 46 minutes. Evans will face Stefanos Tsitsipas in his first Masters Series semi-final. The Greek world number five had taken the opening set 7-5 against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina when the Spaniard retired. Evans will also team up with Neal Skupski for a doubles semi-final on Saturday after the pair beat Raven Klaasen and Ben McLachlan 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 10-4 in a deciding set tie-break.
"It's easy to say everybody told me I'd be able to play on clay before. It's not that simple, is it? Otherwise, we'd all be winning matches all the time. It's one of those things. "I feel a bit more comfortable moving. It's been a lot easier. Obviously, I have worked with a fitness trainer for a few weeks. We did a lot of footwork stuff, sliding. It's definitely helped," he added.