Dan Evans hits back to book a place in Montreal semi-final

He will face Pablo Carreno Busta after the Spaniard defeated British qualifier Jack Draper in straight sets

Pa Sport Staff
Saturday 13 August 2022 09:51 BST
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Dan Evans has reached his second ATP Masters semi-final after fighting his way back at the National Bank Open (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press/AP)
Dan Evans has reached his second ATP Masters semi-final after fighting his way back at the National Bank Open (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press/AP)

Dan Evans has reached his second ATP Masters semi-final after fighting his way back at the National Bank Open.

American Tommy Paul had a blistering start to take the first set, but the British number two took charge in the second to push ahead for a 1-6 6-3 6-4 victory.

“You wonder if it’s going to happen, if you are going to get into the match, and I got in,” said Evans.

“When I got ahead I really took it to Tommy and that’s been sort of my way throughout this week so far, and I went about it in a good way, I was fired up and I thought it was a good battle between me and Tommy.”

Pablo Carreno Busta, 31, became the only player in Montreal to avoid dropping a set as he knocked out Jack Draper to end the possibility of an all-British semi-final and book his spot against Evans.

The 20-year-old scrapped hard but the Spaniard dominated throughout to win 7-6 (4) 6-1, with his younger opponent left to appreciate a week in which he reached his first Masters quarter-final and took down world number five Stefanos Tsitsipas.

The other semi-final will be contested between Hubert Hurkacz and Casper Ruud, after the former defeated Nick Kyrgios and the latter sent local favourite Felix Auger-Aliassime home.

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