The 21-year-old from Birmingham has had a couple of abortive attempts to launch his career thwarted by his off-court misdemeanours but the world No.276's star was undeniably in the ascendancy last night after he ignited Great Britain's hopes of beating Slovakia in their Europe/Africa Zone Group 1 Davis Cup tie with a comprehensive 6-3, 7-5, 7-5 win over the much-vaunted Lukas Lacko.
Dan Evans impressed many inside the Braehead Arena when he earned a surprise victory over the heavily-favoured Slovakian Lukas Lacko. Picture: SNS








