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An emotional Dan Evans said he had been waiting for a chance to prove himself in a tricky season after earning an impressive win over world number 13 Tommy Paul at Eastbourne.

The 35-year-old beat the former Queen’s champion 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the late afternoon sunshine to reach the quarter-finals.

It comes two weeks after Evans beat world number 14 Francis Tiafoe at Queen’s, while he also beat a top 50 player in Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic in round one at Eastbourne.

Evans threw his arms wide in celebration after securing victory in front of a jubilant home crowd, before becoming visibly tearful in his on-court interview.

“I felt good serving for the match,” he said. “I just said to myself, enjoy this – I stopped worrying about what he was doing, and I played good tennis in the end.

“I know I have done the work. Once I got confidence, the work was in the bank.

Evans, who has a main-draw wildcard for Wimbledon, has just returned to the top 200 after a difficult few years.

The Englishman managed his nerves as the tension built against Paul. Evans hit just 17 winners to the American’s 31, but he also committed 26 unforced errors compared to Paul’s 43.

He will aim to be even more clinical when he faces American lucky loser Jenson Brooksby in the quarter-finals.

Earlier, Billy Harris continued his recent Eastbourne joy as the Englishman reached the quarter-finals for the second successive year.

Harris, who reached the main draw as a lucky loser having lost in qualifying, beat Italian qualifier Mattia Bellucci 6-3 6-4.

Harris will face French fourth-seed Ugo Humbert next and could potentially meet Evans in the semi-finals.

But British number two Jacob Fearnley suffered a chastening defeat by Marcus Giron.

The American dispatched Fearnley 6-3 6-1, with the Scot hitting five double faults and losing his serve five times.

After capturing the world’s No. 13 Tommy Paul in Eastbourne with an impressive win, an emotional Dan Evans declared that he had been waiting for a chance to prove himself in a difficult season.

In the late afternoon sunshine, the 35-year-old advanced to the quarter-finals by defeating the former Queen’s champion 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.

Two weeks prior, Evans defeated world number 14 Francis Tiafoe at Queen’s, and he also defeated Miomir Kecmanovic from Serbia in round one at Eastbourne.

After winning in front of a cheering home crowd, Evans threw his arms wide in celebration before appearing visibly teary during an on-court interview.

He said, “It was a good match to serve for.” I simply said to myself, “Enjoy this,” and I ended up playing good tennis.

“I am certain that I have carried out the task. The work was in the bank once I gained confidence.

After a difficult few years, Evans, who has a main-draw wildcard for Wimbledon, has just made it back to the top 200.

As Paul’s tension grew, the Englishman threw his fist on. Evans added 26 unforced errors to Paul’s 43, which compared to Paul’s 17 winners.

When he faces American champion loser Jenson Brooksby in the quarter-finals, he will aim to be even more patient.

Billy Harris’ recent success at Eastbourne was matched up by the Englishman’s second-straight quarter-finals.

Mattia Bellucci defeated Italian qualifier Mattia Bellucci 6-3, 6-4, in the main draw as a lucky loser.

Next up for the semi-finals is French fourth-seed Ugo Humbert, who could face Harris.

However, Marcus Giron’s humiliating defeat to British number two Jacob Fearnley was.

The Scot hit five double faults and lost his serve five times, giving the American a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Fearnley.

After capturing the world’s No. 13 Tommy Paul in Eastbourne with an impressive win, an emotional Dan Evans declared that he had been waiting for a chance to prove himself in a difficult season.

In the late afternoon sunshine, the 35-year-old advanced to the quarter-finals by defeating the former Queen’s champion 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.

Two weeks prior, Evans defeated world number 14 Frances Tiafoe at Queen’s, and he also defeated Miomir Kecmanovic from Serbia in round one at Eastbourne.

After winning in front of a cheering home crowd, Evans threw his arms wide in celebration before appearing visibly teary during an on-court interview.

He said, “It was a good match to serve for.” I simply said to myself, “Enjoy this,” and I ended up playing good tennis.

“I am certain that I have carried out the task. The work was in the bank once I gained confidence.

After briefly falling out, Evans, who has a main-draw wildcard for Wimbledon, has just resurrected. Two years ago, he was ranked among the top 30.

As Paul’s tension grew, the Englishman threw his fist on. Evans added 26 unforced errors to Paul’s 43, which compared to Paul’s 17 winners.

When he faces American champion loser Jenson Brooksby in the quarter-finals, he will aim to be even more patient.

Billy Harris’ recent success at Eastbourne was matched up by the Englishman’s second-straight quarter-finals.

Mattia Bellucci defeated Italian qualifier Mattia Bellucci 6-3, 6-4, in the main draw as a lucky loser.

Next up is French fourth seed Ugo Humbert, who could face Evans in the semi-finals.

However, Marcos Giron, the second-ranked British citizen, humiliated Jacob Fearnley.

The Scot hit five double faults and lost his serve five times, sweeping past Fearnley 6-3, 6-1.