Dan Evans won the first-ever Battle of the Brits by beating Kyle Edmund 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday afternoon. Evans, who is up to a career-high ranking of No. 28 in the world, recovered from a break down in the second set and eventually broken Edmund to love at 5-3 to wrap up his victory in style.
The third-place match pit Cameron Norrie against James Ward after Andy Murray withdrew. Murray lost to Evans in a super-tiebreaker during semifinal action on Friday and opted to not play on Sunday simply as a precaution (he cited shin issues).
“I wasn’t sure how it was going to be but it literally felt like a tournament event. The players have been raving about the tournament all week. It’s been a great week and hopefully we can all do it again.”
Of course, the reality is that hopefully we won’t have to do it all again. The ATP and WTA Tours are scheduled to return in August, which would obviously kick local exhibition events back to the curb.
Per current plans, ATP’s comeback event will be the Citi Open in Washington, D.C. That will be followed by “Cincinnati” and the U.S. Open both at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. A modified clay-court swing will take center stage thereafter, featuring Madrid, Rome, and the French Open.
Murray should have taken this
Pity it wasnt on grass