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*Evans 7-5 3-2 Tomic
Bernard Tomic secures his serve to keep his hand in this set.
Summary
Roger Federer beats Tomas Berdych 6-2 6-4 6-4
Dan Evans beats Bernard Tomic 7-5 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (7-3) to reach round four
Andy Murray beats Sam Querrey 6-4 6-2 6-4 in round three
Angelique Kerber & Venus Williams through on day five
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Evans 7-5 3-1 *Tomic
Dan Evans in a spot of bother at 0-30 down.
A thrilling resurrection though.
A jumbo-sized forehand across court, another arrowed down the line and, on the game's final point. pummeling power to wear down the Australian.
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*Evans 7-5 2-1 Tomic
Bernard Tomic stems the bleeding, but he has work to do at a set and a break down.
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Evans 7-5 2-0 *Tomic
Five games on the spin for Dan Evans as he holds up his end under a spot of pressure.
Evans breakspublished at 07:55 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017
*Evans 7-5 1-0 Tomic
A deft backhand into space with Bernard Tomic rooted to the spot at the end.
Tomic is looking a little boy lost out there. The home crowd could turn on him quickly if he doesn't show more fight sharpish.
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Evans 7-5 Tomic
Dominic Inglot
Great Britain Davis Cup player on 5 live sports extraEvans needed that set for the amount of effort he put in and the fact he was up a break twice, if he had not won that set after being up so many times it would have been a mental blow.
He now has to get on Tomic's first service game of the second set and not allow him to breathe.
Game and first set Evanspublished at 07:51 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017
Evans 7-5 Tomic
He has been the best player - the one making all the running, deciding if rallies live or die - throughout the first set.
And Dan Evans has a set-love lead. Tomic is looking a little shell=shocked by Evans up-and-at-em attitude.
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*Evans 6-5 Tomic
Dan Evans slaps his thigh like Dan Gaffney playing Jack in panto season.
His persistence in the rally, earns him a break point.
Converted!
Evans will serve for the opener next.
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Evans 5-5 *Tomic
A lovely sliced forehand drop-shot dies out of reach of Bernard Tomic as Dan Evans motors through the game.
More delicate dabs and splodges in the Evans game than a Monet masterpiece.
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*Evans 4-5 Tomic
"You are hitting the ball out of your nuts mate," says Dan Evans to himself.
The world number 51 moves his delicate areas out of range, gives himself more space and flattens away a winner for 40-30.
Tomic rains down an ace to slip his grasps though.
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Evans 4-4 *Tomic
Right back atcha.
Dan Evans ties up his own service game to level up the scoreboard.
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*Evans 3-4 Tomic
Bernard Tomic has shaken himself into a bit of solid form. A hold to love.
Tomic breakspublished at 07:32 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017
Evans 3-3 *Tomic
Dan Evans struggles to find the balance between aggression and wisdom.
Three sprayed groundstrokes give Bernard Tomic 0-40 and three break points.
Evans nicks a couple back, the second with a flashing forehand, but he can't complete the getaway.
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*Evans 3-2 Tomic
A little rub of luck for Dan Evans.
Bernand Tomic comes swaggering into the net and his put-away volley snags on the wire to hand Evans deuce from nowhere.
Evans thumps a glorious backhand down the line. You could frame that and hang it over the mantlepiece, Sumptuous.
Tomic long on break point. Evans back in the driving seat.
Tomic breakspublished at 07:23 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017
Evans 2-2 *Tomic
Dan Evans' second serve flies long as he folds out with a double fault.
Tomic is consistent, soaking up a bit of pace and milking a couple of mistakes from Evans to get that chance.
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*Evans 2-1 Tomic
"Let's go Bernie, let's go Bernie."
A section of the Australian crowd, vocal cords loosened by a day's easy drinking, pipe up in support of Tomic.
Their man has been slow to start but lands his first ace to get on the board.
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Evans 2-0 *Tomic
I think I have found Dan Evans' latest buy out of Japanese clothing giant Uniqlo.
The 26-year-old had to go shopping for kit in Melbourne after his sponsorship deal ended and appears to be sporting the £10 Airism t-shirt.
It is doing a fine job.
He backs up the break.
Evans breakspublished at 07:10 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017
*Evans 1-0 Tomic
Dan Evans is twitching and flexing like a prizefighter.
Two quick points to get him into business, and then another for 15-40 and two breakers.
Tomic sees the first off with an ace down the middle.
Into a rally on the second. Evans showing all the attack and finally Tomic, slumbering around on the baseline, screws wide.
First blood to Britain.
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Evans v Tomic
Right, this should be entertaining.
Bernard Tomic, fun-loving, not always training-loving, takes on British number three and Marin Cilic slayer Dan Evans.
It would be Evans' first appearance in the last 16 of a Grand Slam.
Tomic to get us going.
Wawrinka through in fourpublished at 07:03 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017
Image source, Getty ImagesSwitzerland's Stan Wawrinka is through after beating Viktor Troicki 3-6 6-2 6-2 7-6 (9-7).
"I am really happy to get through and not have to play a fifth set, " said the 2014 champion.
The 31-year-old will play Andreas Seppi in the last-16, after the Italian beat Belgium's Steve Darcis in four sets.