Weeks 3/4 - Australian Open, Melbourne (hard)

Jajon · Strong Club Player

Weeks 3/4 - Australian Open, Melbourne (hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Not looking too good for Dan at the moment: 3-6 4-6. Has he ever come back from two sets down in a five-setter before?

indiana · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
Not looking too good for Dan at the moment: 3-6 4-6. Has he ever come back from two sets down in a five-setter before?

Apparently not, as far I can see.

Hopefully today then.

3-6 4-6 *4-0

indiana · Tennis legend

*5-1

Bet365 now have Dan as very slight favourite to win the match. 4/5 against evens.

indiana · Tennis legend

One set back, two to go.

3-6 4-6 6-1

Constant · Lower Club Player

That bloody hail storm meant I had to work today.
Hopefully he wins and I can get there on Wednesday
youtu.be/1s5gm6c_CFs

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Fifth set was a bit shambolic but otherwise a comfortable win after being 2 sets down.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Actually, from the court side it was never in doubt . I stood for the whole thing right by the service line. Brilliant.

Lee · Lower Club Player

the BBC seem to have changed Dans full name ?? It used to be Dan returned from a one year ban for taking cocaine Evans. Now he has been rebranded as Dan 30th seed Evans, Which Im delighted about as its a lot easier to say :)

Babfive · Pro player

Good to see Dan come back to win that one.

Jan · Hall of fame

Brilliant!!! Phew

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
Not looking too good for Dan at the moment: 3-6 4-6. Has he ever come back from two sets down in a five-setter before?
Apparently not, as far I can see.
Hopefully today then.
3-6 4-6 *4-0

The Beeb's now confirming that - the 15th time of asking, apparently. Wonderful news to wake up to! biggrin The full story:

L128: (30) Daniel Evans WR 33 defeated Mackenzie McDonald (USA) WR 127 by 3-6 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-3 in 3 hours & 21 minutes smile

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L64: (30) Daniel Evans WR 33 vs Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) WR 71 (CH = 58 in March 2017)

The weather seems to be wreaking havoc at the moment. I'll bet Dan's pleased to have got that one out of the way before it all kicked off.

seagull · Hall of fame

Dan will have to play a lot better than that to beat Nishikoa. McDonalds lack of matches told at the end.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

seagull wrote:
Dan will have to play a lot better than that to beat Nishikoa. McDonalds lack of matches told at the end.

Nishioka has a 2-0 h2h with Dan, tennis abstract now rating it 58-42 to the Japanese player

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Pleased Dan got there in the end.

Kyle was 5-2 up in the 1st set when play was suspended.