Dan has the h2h edge, he beat Humbert easily some 18 months ago in Quimper. Good chance for Dan.

Humbert's a decent player but not really what I'd call consolidated at his ranking yet.

He seems to be where he is thanks to being solid, getting to QFs etc quite often, not from being a really top class player.

Being lefty and quite tall helps him, and he applies himself well (as the French would say) but I don't think anyone should be scared of him

Watching on Tennis TV here in usa usa usa so they have now gone to the American woman playing. Another break back it appears 3-4

Brilliant incisive backhand volley by Dan on the third point that even got a big 'bravo' from Ugo

And, at 30-30, Dan's serve looked clearly wide, but really wide, and it wasn't called. Ugo utterly disgusted.

But Dan won two excellent points where he moved Ugo to his left, on his forehand, and then hit his backhand up the line and came in, forcing Ugo to go for really difficult passings where he had no chance really.

But 6-4

With Ugo still complaining bitterly about the serve

Yes. He didn't do the 'gentlemanly' thing and admit it was out either. Even though he was the best placed and looked as though he knew full well it was out.

Same as yesterday's - it was right by his feet, he knew full well it was inches in.

But there is a certain argument that you just play to the umpire because things go around and come around.

Real tight cat-and-mouse game, that one

But Evans takes it and breaks back

(Love Euro Eurosport)