{"id":12362,"date":"2023-08-05T19:20:37","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T19:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/citi-open-britains-dan-evans-wins-twice-in-one-day-to-reach-semi-finals\/"},"modified":"2023-08-05T19:20:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T19:20:39","slug":"citi-open-britains-dan-evans-wins-twice-in-one-day-to-reach-semi-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/citi-open-britains-dan-evans-wins-twice-in-one-day-to-reach-semi-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Citi Open: Britain&#8217;s Dan Evans wins twice in one day to reach semi-finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".11fhwo2d0r6.0.0.0.1\">\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media story-body__media--lead\" data-reactid=\".11fhwo2d0r6.0.0.0.1.$image-0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".11fhwo2d0r6.0.0.0.1.$image-0.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".11fhwo2d0r6.0.0.0.1.$image-0.0.0\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--image\" data-reactid=\".11fhwo2d0r6.0.0.0.1.$image-0.1\">Evans didn&#8217;t get beyond the first round in his previous three tournaments<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p role=\"introduction\" class=\"qa-introduction gel-pica-bold\" data-reactid=\".11fhwo2d0r6.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1\"><span data-reactid=\".11fhwo2d0r6.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1.0\">Great Britain&#8217;s Dan Evans won two matches in one day to reach the semi-finals of the Citi Open in Washington DC.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".11fhwo2d0r6.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2\">\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".11fhwo2d0r6.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0\"><span data-reactid=\".11fhwo2d0r6.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0.0\">The world number 30 defeated Russian Alexander Shevchenko 6-4 6-3 on Friday after their match on Thursday had been cancelled because of rain.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".11fhwo2d0r6.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3\"><span data-reactid=\".11fhwo2d0r6.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0\">Evans then caused an upset by knocking second seed and home favourite Frances Tiafoe out with a 6-4 7-5 victory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".11fhwo2d0r6.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4\"><span data-reactid=\".11fhwo2d0r6.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0\">He will play Bulgarian fifth seed Grigor Dimitrov in the semi-finals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".11fhwo2d0r6.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><span data-reactid=\".11fhwo2d0r6.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.0\">Evans, 33, has returned to form this week, after defeats in his opening matches at Queen&#8217;s Club, Wimbledon and the Atlanta Open.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".11fhwo2d0r6.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7\"><span data-reactid=\".11fhwo2d0r6.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.0\">Evans took the first set after breaking Tiafoe&#8217;s serve in the opening game and he did the same in the second set, but the American was able to break back and take a 4-3 lead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".11fhwo2d0r6.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8\"><span data-reactid=\".11fhwo2d0r6.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.0\">The ninth seed recovered with two love holds before getting the decisive break to lead 6-5 and he served out for the match in the next game.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/tennis\/66414512?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=KARANGA\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Evans didn&#8217;t get beyond the first round in his previous three tournaments Great Britain&#8217;s Dan Evans won two matches in one day to reach the semi-finals of the Citi Open in Washington DC. 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