Dan Evans beats MIscha Zverev to set up Dominic Thiem clash

Updated 25/04/2017 at 16:43 GMT

Dan Evans won his second ever ATP tournament match on clay, defeating Mischa Zverev 6-4, 6-3 in the second round at Barcelona.

Daniel Evans of Great Britain reacts during his match against Ernesto Escobedo during day 3 of the Miami Open at Crandon Park Tennis Center on March 22, 2017 in Key Biscayne, Florida.

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Evans, who notoriously struggles on clay, was knocked out of the Monte-Carlo Masters by Davis Cup team-mate Kyle Edmund.

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However he is now through to the last 16 after the win against Zverev, the man who knocked Andy Murray out of the Australian Open.

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Both players served out their service games in the first set before Evans break in the tenth to take the set 6-4.

Zverev broke first in the second to lead 3-2 but Evans broke straight back and then broke again at 5-4 to win the match.

He will face Dominic Thiem in the last 16 with the Austrian beating Edmund in straight sets.

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