BBC Sport · Jan 18, 2017
Australian Open 2017: Dan Evans stuns Marin Cilic in Melbourne
Dan Evans was knocked out in the first round of the Australian Open in 2016Britain's Dan Evans caused a major upset by stunning world number seven Marin Cilic to reach the third round of the Australian Open for the first time.
Evans, ranked 51st in the world, fought back from a poor first set to beat the Croat 3-6 7-5 6-3 6-3.
It is the second time the 26-year-old British number three has beaten a player ranked in the world's top 10.
He will face either Australian Bernard Tomic or Dominican Victor Estrella Burgos in the third round.
Evans, from Birmingham, required three match points to finish off Cilic on his own serve.
"To come through in the last match point was pleasing for me," he said.