Alcaraz: Shanghai Masters win over Evans certainly one of hardest of my profession
The British quantity two led by a break in every set however Wimbledon champion Alcaraz fought again to win 7-6 (1) 6-4 after two hours and 27 minutes, reserving his place within the fourth spherical.
Alcaraz went into the match having received all three of the earlier conferences between the pair, though Evans claimed his first set in opposition to the Spaniard in one other entertaining contest on the US Open final month.
A primary set that lasted an hour and 27 minutes noticed Evans stand up to immense stress in a contest of unimaginable rallies earlier than lastly succumbing to the highest seed in a tie-break.
Evans led 4-1 however transformed his solely alternative, whereas Alcaraz may take solely certainly one of his 13 break factors, together with his opponent saving six of them in a fifth sport that lasted practically 20 minutes.
Alcaraz fought again to make it 4-4 and dominated the tie-break however Evans didn’t permit his head to drop and got here out strongly within the second set.
A break for 2-1 was instantly pegged again by Alcaraz, who discovered a second break of the Evans serve when he wanted it most to assert victory on his second match level.
“It was one of the toughest matches I’ve played so far outside of the grand slams,” Alcaraz stated on Amazon Prime Video. “Every time I face Daniel it’s a tricky match.
“I think both of us played a high quality of tennis. I’m really happy to get through.”
Additional reporting by PA Sport.