By Chris Oddo | @Thefanchild | Wednesday 25 June 2025
And Evans He said in Roland-Garros that one of his big goals for the season was to work on his way within 100 best so that he could be part of the Grand Slams.
He will not need that ranking next week in Wimbledon, where he was given a wild card, but Evans took a step in that direction however Wednesday Eastbourne with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 win over America Tommy Paul.
Thereafter, the 35-year-old British, a former world no.
Evans reached its first quarterfinal since 2023 with a convincing performance on world No.13 in two hours and 13 minutes. He destroyed a holiday edge in the third set, but quickly recovered it again, then served the match with four points in a row from 0-15 down to the last game.
“To be honest, I felt good serving the match,” Evans said after becoming the fifth -older quarterfinalist in the tournament history. “It was more of a love in the second where I began to think about the finish line, which is a mistake.
What do you mean!An emotional Evans after he defeated Tommy Paul along the way to #Lexuseastbourneopen quarterfinal Pic.twitter.com/dzu539g6lo
– Tenis TV (@tennistv) June 25, 2025
“I just said to myself, ‘Enjoy this. That’s what it is about. I played a much better tennis when I stopped worrying about what you were doing.”
Evans was close to tears while addressed the crowd after his victory. He is already up to 154 in the live rankings with today’s victory, and would approach up to 140 with a victory over Brooksby on Thursday.
“I know I did the job too, he said.” I just got confidence and I knew that work was in the bank.
“A good friend said,” If you are ready and the door opens, you will walk through it, and if you are not, you will not do. “There were no more real words for me in the last few weeks.”
