Citi Open: Dan Evans emphatically finishes Kyle Edmund’s resurgence with straight sets victory in Washington

Daniel Evans manufactured light-weight operate of Kyle Edmund 6-1 6-2 to emphatically conclusion his British rival’s resurgence and commence to the last 16 of the Citi Open in Washington.

Nonetheless, Evans proved a class earlier mentioned the former earth no 14, with the 32-year-old taking comprehensive edge of his opponent’s rustiness.

“It is really just nice to see him again,” Evans said of Edmund in a article-match interview.

“He is nowhere in the vicinity of where he possibly wants to be. He is a excellent participant and I’m just definitely satisfied to see him back again.

“He will work tremendous tricky, he puts it out there day after working day and he is had a irritating two a long time.”

Evans was in rapid handle, breaking Edmund in just the 2nd activity of the initial match and two times extra to rally via the opening set 6-1, with the latter creating several unforced glitches.

Edmund place up extra of a battle in the initial phases of the next established, but the errors crept back again into his recreation as his provide was broken in the 3rd sport and then once more in the fifth.

With Edmund failing to get into any variety of rhythm, Evans was relentless in his pursuit of victory, finding off his opponent time and time all over again with precision and electrical power, making another break to take it to 5-1.

Rather unexpectedly, Evans’ serve was broken just when it seemed like the British No 2 was established to sew up the contest. But that was just delaying the inescapable as Evans promptly broke back to take the match in convincing method.