Dan Evans pulled off a great performance on Tuesday night at l’US Open. The Briton brought down Karen Khachanov 6-7(6), 7-6(4), 7-6(2), 4-6, 6-4. A very nice shot from the world number 184 against the Russian. But above all, by securing this victory, Evans entered the history of tennis. The 34-year-old player won the longest match in the history of the‘US Openraising his arms after 5 hours and 35 minutes of jousting. The previous record was held by Stefan Edbergthe faller of Michael Chang in the semi-final of the 1992 edition in 5h26. Inevitably, Evans did not hide his pride at the press conference, he who has been struggling for several months.
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“It’s the most important feeling, to still be able to win at this level.”
“I’m immensely proud that I managed to get through it. I think that’s the most important feeling. I’ve played a lot of first rounds this year. It’s nice to win a match. Obviously, it was a long match. But, yeah, it’s the most important feeling to still be able to win at this level, you know, you always have doubts when you don’t win. It’s normal in all areas of life. If you’re not doing well, you have doubts. It’s no different in tennis,” he said.
