Dan Evans plays a forehand in the final against Kyle Edmund at the recently concluded Battle of the Brits at National Tennis Centre on June 28, 2020, in London, England. (Getty Images)
The world No. 26 Dan Evans takes on the world No. 68 Tallon Griekspoor in the round of 32 of the European Open on Monday.
The British No. 2 got off to a solid start this season with a semi-final appearance in Sydney. However, the rub of the green did not go his way in the next few tournaments. Evans won a Challenger event in Nottingham. In August, he made it to the quarter-finals of the Citi Open, and the semi-finals of the Canadian Open. Last month, he made it to the semi-finals of the San Diego Open.
The 32-year-old is coming into the tournament on the back of an exit in the round of 16 of the Japan Open. He lost to Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic in a three-set affair.
The Dutchman won his last match on August 22 in the round of 64 of the Winston-Salem Open against Taro Daniel. Since then, he has participated in four tournaments and has failed to win a match. Griekspoor has reached three quarter-finals this year. The first one was in Melbourne while the next two were in the Geneva Open and the Mallorca Open. He also won a Challenger title in Amersfoort in July.
At the recently-concluded Firenze Open, Griekspoor exited in the first round after he retired during his match against Aslan Karatsev while trailing 3-6, 1-2.
The head-to-head scoreline currently stands at 1-0 in favor of Dan Evans.
Prediction: Dan Evans to win in straight sets.
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