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Impressive Evans beats Tiafoe to reach last 16 at Queen's

BBC Sport journalist at Queen's Club

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Great Britain's Dan Evans made an impressive start to his Queen's tournament by beating world number 13 Frances Tiafoe 7-5 6-2 to reach the last 16.

The victory was Evans' first against a top-20 player since since he defeated world number 12 Alex de Minaur at the 2023 Davis Cup.

Evans is looking to rebuild his ranking, having dropped from a career-high 21st in the world a couple of years ago to 199th.

Given a wildcard entry at Queen's he was handed a tough start against American Tiafoe, who reached the quarter-finals of the French Open this year.