Great Britain's Dan Evans has booked his place in the second round of Wimbledon after defeating Jan-Lennard Struff by three sets to one.
The Englishman got off to a solid start on Court 18, taking the opening set 6-3, but he encountered tougher opposition in the ensuing sets.
The second set was a close affair, going to a tie-break, which the German edged 8-6. Struff continued to match Evans's tempo and the third set ended up deadlocked before the Briton claimed the breaker 9-7.
Evans appeared to pull a muscle late on, but played through the pain and took the decisive set 7-5, putting Struff to the sword with a vicious backhand on the winning point.
The result sees Evans reach the second round of Wimbledon for the first time in his career, joining compatriot Marcus Willis in the draw.
Mark Langshaw
