Dan Evans has lived up to his British Number One tag by beginning his Battle of the Brits campaign with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Jay Clarke in the second singles match of the opening day.

Clarke settled nicely into proceedings going 2-1 up with Evans looking a bit rusty but those doubts were dispelled soon after.

A timely break from Evans saw him take a 3-2 advantage and despite Clarke claiming a hold of serve from there, it was smooth sailing for the Birmingham ace. Clarke held in there but Evans began to start finding his range claiming the set 6-3.

From there, Clarke was up against it in the next set even from the start. He went down 3-1 with a break and from there, he started to begin making unforced errors which allowed Evans to claim a second break at 5-1 and he streaked to victory from there to assert his authority early before Andy Murray heads onto the court.

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Battle of the Brits Schedule of Play:

Tuesday, 23rd June 2020:

Murray & Skupski	Broady & Norrie	13:00	6-3 5-7 9-11
Edmund, K.	Ward, J.	14:30	6-1 6-4
Evans, D.	Clarke, J.	16:00	6-3 6-1
Murray, A.	Broady, L.	19:00	— : —
Draper & Edmund	Clarke & Inglot	20:30	— : —

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