Dan Evans inspires Great Britain to an ATP Cup victory over Germany after beating Jan-Lennard Struff in singles before helping partner Jamie Murray win in the deciding doubles in Sydney
- Dan Evans was able to see off Jan-Lennard Struff in the singles in straight sets
- Evans then helped partner Jamie Murray to victories in the deciding doubles
- His heroics saw Great Britain beat Germany 2-1 overall in the ATP Cup in Sydney
Dan Evans inspired Great Britain to a 2-1 ATP Cup win over Germany as he beat Jan-Lennard Struff in a singles match before helping Jamie Murray to victory in the deciding doubles in Sydney.
Evans saw off Struff 6-1, 6-2 and then, after Alexander Zverev beat Cameron Norrie 7-6 (2), 6-1 to force a decider, Evans and Murray beat Kevin Krawietz and Zverev 6-3, 6-4.
‘The team win is most important,’ Evans said. ‘We all did our job today.
Dan Evans inspired Great Britain to a 2-1 ATP Cup win over Germany in the singles and doubles
‘Cam played a great match. He was a little unlucky and then got back out on the court and was, as always, getting fired up and that’s what we all agree before any team event, that’s what we’ll do for each other.’
Evans dominated the opening contest against Struff, winning nine straight games to take it from 1-1 in the first set to a 4-0 lead in the second, and there was no way back for Struff.
Norrie said after the match that he had contracted Covid-19 over the festive period, which had cost him a week of practice.
‘I had no symptoms, I was very fortunate,’ he added.
Britain next face Canada who were beaten 3-0 by the United States.
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