Evans beats world No 1 6-4, 7-5 in third-round tieBritish No 1 ‘fired up’ by being made to wait by DjokovicDan Evans pulled off the best victory of his career so far under the unlikeliest of circumstances as he produced a nerveless performance to upset
Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-5 on clay and advance to the quarter-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters.
Evans had arrived in Monaco widely considered to be one of the weakest clay court players in the top 100, with a 0-7 overall record against top-five opponents. The Briton had lost 10 consecutive main-draw matches on clay dating back to 2017, and he has been so candid about his distaste for clay that when Tim Henman later asked him whether it was his best surface he shot back with a sarcastic question of his own: “Is
golf your best sport?”