Dan Evans wins in Washington to claim his first ever ATP 500 event title

  • The 33-year-old beats Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor 7-5 6-3
  • Evans defeated seeded Tiafoe and Dimitrov in previous rounds

Ninth seed Dan Evans of Great Britain defeated 12th seed Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands 7-5, 6-3 to win the Mubadala Citi DC Open title in Washington.

Evans, 33, from Birmingham, notched his second career ATP title and his first victory at an ATP 500 event, winning the final by absorbing Griekspoor’s 12 aces, claiming 32 of his 40 first-service points (80 percent) and saving all four break points he faced.

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