This is Evans' first ever competitive match against Murray so technically if he wins he can say he's never been beaten by the former world number one.

The British number one hits a forehand wide though and now Murray is up a mini-break. 7-7.

Murray goes for a lob but gives a pained cry as it lands long. 8-7.

Murray just nudges a forehand wide and Evans finally has hit foot in the door with a mini-break. 7-5.

Evans goes for a forehand winner down the line but it lands out. 7-6.

"Come on Evo!" shouts Evans as Murray taps a forehand into the net. Always find it a bit odd when players refer to themselves in the third person. 5-5.

Another fist pump as he keeps serve with a smash. 6-5 Evans. This tie-break could go on for a while...

Murray mishits a forehand and it goes long to make it 4-4. He's on the front foot after a nice serve out wide and smashes down a winner. Back on serve at 5-4.

This is such good tennis. A real treat on a Saturday afternoon. The two players engage in a baseline battle and Murray screams at himself as his forehand lands wide. 4-2.

Evans whacks an ace down the middle and he's back in this tie-break. 4-3.

Murray blasts a serve at Evans then showers him with forehands, eventually mixing it up as he comes to the net for a drop-shot. 3-1.

Evans' forehand goes into the net and Murray remains in control. He may not have the match fitness anymore, but he's still got the mental edge it seems. 4-1.

Murray immediately gets a mini-break, then Evans fires a forehand winner out of reach to get on the board. 2-1 Murray.

An ace to start things off for Murray, that'll do. 1-0.

Murray came into this match with high intensity, but Evans regained control in that second set.

Who knows which way the tie-break will go? Either way, it's going to be good.

And we're into a tie-break!

Evans fires a forehand winner cross-court to seal the second set.

Murray saved four set points there to force Evans to serve it out.

Murray tries to get a backhand past Evans at the net, but puts a bit too much on it and it lands out.

Murray's slams a forehand into the net and Evans holds. It's all with the British number one in this second set, we're surely going to a tie-break.

Murray's average forehand topspin speed has dropped from 77mph to 71mph between the first and second set. Bit statty but proof maybe that his intensity has dropped.

It's understandable given how little competitive tennis he's played this year.

Evans sounds a bit breathless too as he taps a backhand into the net to bring up 15-15.

Murray hits a forehand winner deep into the corner and these tight Roehampton courts mean Evans has no room to get on the end of it.

An ace seals the hold.

Murray constructs two lovely points to save the first two break points.

He comes to the net and lands a drop-shot to save the third. Deuce.

And, by the way, the chocolate cake was excellent.

My housemate has just brought a slice of chocolate cake in. I really don't mind this working from home stuff, you know.

Anyway, in the tennis Murray has just hit the ball long to go 0-30 down.

A double fault and Evans has three break points.

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Murray came into this looking like he had a point to prove against a player who is currently ranked 101 places above him in the world.

But the 33-year-old hadn't played for seven months before this tournament began and maybe that is starting to show in this second set.

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Evans is firmly in control of this second set. A flurry of errors from Murray puts the British number one 40-0 up.

The younger player stumbles as his backhand lands out but then Murray's return goes into the net and it's another hold for Evans.

Evans flies two backhands long to gift Murray his hold.

Evans drops the ball over the net and Murray tries to tap it back but it lands out. 15-30.

Two aces settle things for the former Wimbledon champion, but a double fault brings up deuce. Everyone's been praising Murray's serve but it's not totally consistent.