Dan Evans sets up Roger Federer clash after beating Lucas Pouille to reach US Open third round

Advance: Dan Evans will meet Roger Federer in the third round of the US Open.
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Joe Krishnan29 August 2019

British number two Dan Evans upset 25th seed Lucas Pouille to set up a US Open third round clash with Roger Federer.

The 29-year-old from Birmingham produced one of his finest displays since returning to the sport 18 months ago to beat Pouille.

Evans took the first two sets and survived a fightback from the 25-year-old to seal an impressive 6-4, 6-3, 6-7, 6-4 victory on Court 12.

Evans took advantage of a lacklustre display from Pouille, racing into a two-set lead and a break up in the third.

Frenchman Pouille belatedly found his range and broke Evans twice with the finish line in sight.

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Evans hit back to level the set but then blew a 3-0 lead in the tie-break.

However, Evans finished the job in the fourth set to set up a third career clash with 20-time grand slam winner Federer.

The world number 58 has yet to take a set off the Swiss star, but he pushed him close in Australia earlier this year.

Federer's slow starts at Flushing Meadows - conceding the first in each of his two matches so far - will give Evans some hope of causing an upset.

Additional reporting from the Press Association.

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