Daniel Evans demolishes Felix Auger Aliassime 6-2 6-3 in the final in Melbourne on Sunday after playing a solid match to win his 1st career title, the 1st of this season. The match lasted 1 hour and 17 minutes.
Evans was delighted about the result. He commented:
“It was good to be out there and win, but like I said last year, this year I wanted to do well in the bigger events. I didn’t have great Grand Slams last year, albeit a strange year, but my focus is on this week now. I’ve got a tough match against Cam (Norrie) and hopefully get through that one.
I want to do well next week, but delighted with how today went and this week, but it’s over now, and look forward to Tuesday.”
Live score progression and stats
Daniel in this set was too good for Felix and without too much hustling he won 6-2 after breaking the Canadian in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game.
Auger-Aliassime was completely knocked out in the last 5 games of the set when the scoreline went from 1-2 to 6-2.
The Brit was unerring in converting all his break points in the 5th (2-2 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40). On the other side, Evans didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 42 points. Daniel was the winner of the set after clinching 12 more points than Felix (27-15). Daniel was extremely solid on serve to concede just 2 points (16-2). In addition, on the other side, the Canadian conceded 11 points on serve (13-11).
Daniel won the set after he broke the Canadian 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 7th (5-2) and in the 9th (6-3) game. Auger-Aliassime tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (5-3) game. Anyhow, the Brit managed to stay calm and finish the job to conquer the set 6-3.
Daniel failed to serve out the set when leading 5-2 to be broken at 30.
They contested 56 points. Evans won 4 points more than Felix (30-26). Daniel dropped 9 points on serve (14-9). On the losing side, Auger-Aliassime conceded 16 points on serve (17-16).
Daniel added $ 6,245 to his prize money after conquering this final. He has earned $ 19,500 in total after winning this tournament.
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Daniel scored 57 points vs. Felix’s 41.
| Total Pts | 1 set | 2 set | Tot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evans | 27 | 30 | 57 |
| Auger-Aliassime | 15 | 26 | 41 |
| Diff | 12 | 4 | 16 |
Evans
Evans was well focused in converting 63% of the break points that he conquered (5/8).
Auger-Aliassime
On the other side, Auger-Aliassime was stunning in converting the only break point that he converted. However, that was not enough to win the contest.
After this match, the head to head between Evans and Auger-Aliassime is 1-0 for Daniel.
This was the 1st career title for Daniel. This was Auger-Aliassime’s 7th final lost. The Canadian ace still remains without any title at ATP level.
Highlights Daniel Evans vs. Felix Auger Aliassime Murray River Open – Melbourne
Evans’s Interview
