While Evans had been feeling good in apply, it hasn’t been translating to the match courtroom. He defined: “That's the hard thing is I'm playing good in practice. I have played very well all year. I just haven't been able to put that game onto the match courts. You know, I had a good week in Barcelona, again, Morocco, tough match in Rome.

“You know, I'm just not getting through the matches which I'd expect to get through. You know, at 5-All today, you know, it sort of reared its head again where I didn't serve well, got broke easy, and they are the moments you need to be tough in, and you can only get that on the match court.

“That's where you get your confidence from. Beating players in practice isn't the answer to getting the wins on the tour.” But he's nonetheless making an attempt to show the tide, including: “I've simply obtained to keep it up. There's no panicking, and worrying about it is not going to assist it.