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Wimbledon 2021: Dan Evans beats Feliciano Lopez to reach second round

British number one Dan Evans reached the second round of Wimbledon with a straight-set win over Feliciano Lopez.

The 31-year-old will next face either Dusan Lajovic of Serbia or Frenchman Gilles Simon.

"It was great. It's amazing to be back playing at Wimbledon again. I didn't realise it was going to be as busy," said Evans.

"I'm delighted to win. I played some good tennis.

"The first set I was probably a bit too into myself, once I let go a bit I really got rolling.

"It was a good mental effort."

Earlier, Britain's Harriet Dart, 24, exited the women's singles with a 6-1 6-3 defeat by 13th seed Elise Mertens.