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Dan Evans misses out on facing fellow Brit Kyle Edmund as he loses Queen's opener

Dan Evans misses out on a second-round match against fellow Brit Kyle Edmund as he loses to Paul-Henri Mathieu in the first round at Queen's.

Dan Evans missed out on setting up a second-round clash against fellow Brit Kyle Edmund after losing to Paul-Henri Mathieu in his Aegon Championship opener at Queen's on Wednesday.

The 26-year-old suffered a 6-7(8) 7-6(6) 3-6 defeat to Mathieu in a rain-affected match in London.

Nothing could separate the two competitors in the first set, resulting in a battling tie-break, which was taken 10-8 by Mathieu.

Evans managed to break back after dropping serve in the second set, and once again a breaker was needed on the grass court.

The Brit held his nerve to draw level on sets, but he failed to carry his momentum into the third as Mathieu went a break up and held serve to clinch victory.

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