That's a lovely passing shot from Nakashima to work his way to 0-30 on the Evans serve. Two points and the set is his.

Ha!

Bit of a commotion around Evans' chair with the ball kids and everyone is waiting with baited breath to find out what's going on before the Briton emerges with a tissue to blow his nose.

Not that exciting. Pollen count must be high.

Evans gets out to 0-30 on the Nakashima serve but the American strings together three points in a row and it's looking like these two can't be separated at the moment.

He takes the hold and Evans will once again serve to stay in the set.

That's well played by Evans as he comes into the net and nails the drop shot before slamming down an ace to take the hold.

Nakashima had managed a couple of points on the Briton's serve but he held his nerve well.

Evans, serving to stay in the set, is sent back and forward on the baseline and can only skew his backhand off his racquet.

Looks like he's done it some damage there, too, as he nips back to his bag to get a new one.

Nakashima sees the hold to love and calls it with one of his own.

We go on.

Neither player have really had a sniff of a break point so far.

Great shot from Evans to seal his first hold to love of the match. Whipped down the line and out of Nakashima's reach.

We remain on serve in set one.

Another straightforward hold for Nakashima on the board.

A couple of loose forehands from Nakashima put Evans in control of his own service game before the American misses the overhead smash and Evans takes a very comfortable hold.

He's settled into the match well.

That's a very routine hold to love from Nakashima, who looks focussed.

It's still pretty subdued at the change of ends but I reckon the crowd will start to filter in now.

Nakashima's backhand is wild and flies wide to hand Evans a game point and the Briton takes the hold with a serve that the American can only skew off his racquet.

It's a pretty slow pace so far with the crowd still off refuelling after the Draper match.

Evans goes for the backhand slice but it doesn't quite come off for him and drops wide.

He can't get his return under control at 30-30 and Nakashima sees off the game when Evans' backhand dumps into the net.

Birmingham-born Evans is aiming to reach his 24th Tour-level quarter-final and second here at The Queen’s Club. He reached the last eight in west London in 2021 where he was defeated by the eventual winner Matteo Berrettini.

He would also become the fourth wildcard to reach the Queen’s quarter-final this decade after Jack Draper in 2021, Ryan Peniston in 2022, and Billy Harris last year.

Evans looks like he's heading for a straightforward hold but he allows Nakashima an in at 30-30.

But, the Briton refocuses and takes the hold with some decent serving.

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Brandon Nakashima is positioned just outside the world’s top 30 but no fewer than five of his compatriots are ranked above him, such is the current strength of US men’s tennis.

Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe and Seb Korda are all above Nakashima in the ATP world rankings. Paul lifted the Queen’s title in 2024 but withdrew ahead of this year’s tournament with a minor injury, while Fritz, Shelton and Tiafoe all went out in the first round here.

It’s been almost 22 years since an American man last won a Grand Slam title, when Andy Roddick defeated Juan Carlos Ferrerro in the US Open final in September 2003. Can one of the active American’s on tour end that extraordinary drought this year?

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Nakashima takes a straightforward hold to kick things off.

Evans will be relying on some support from the crowd which, at the moment, is not there.

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There's a lot more empty seats at centre court but that was a long time in the sun for the crowd and certainly an intense watch, so many will want a bit of a break.

They'll no doubt start drifting back into the stands shortly, however, with the sun not quite so fierce as we head towards the evening.

Hard to believe it is nearly 6pm and we are only onto the start of the third match.

Off we go then on a now slightly empty Andy Murray Arena as punters head off for refreshments after that gruelling Draper match.

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Wildcard Dan Evans will start his match as the underdog. World number 32 Brandon Nakashima has not only progressed from three of their previous four meetings but is ranked 167 places above the Brit.

However, 35-year-old Evans is climbing his way back up the ATP rankings and after re-entering the world’s top 200 on Monday he could jump to 155 with victory today.

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Former British number one Dan Evans has been given a wildcard into the men's singles draw at Wimbledon later this month.

Evans, 35, recently regained his place in the world's top 200 and the news comes two days after the former world number 21 earned his biggest win in two years.

Two-time women's singles champion Petra Kvitova has also received a wildcard, which are given to players who are not ranked high enough for direct entry.

Czech former world number two Kvitova is the only non-British player named in the initial batch of wildcards announced on Wednesday.

Teenagers Mika Stojsavljevic - the US Open girls' champion last year - and Hannah Klugman - the French Open girls' finalist earlier this month - have also been given entry into the main draw.

Jodie Burrage, Harriet Dart, Francesca Jones and Heather Watson will join them, but French Open semi-finalist Lois Boisson is a notable omission.

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