Dan Evans beaten by Matteo Berrettini in Cinch Championships quarter-finals at Queen's Club, Cameron Norrie wins

Updated 18/06/2021 at 20:52 GMT

Dan Evans saw his bid to win the Cinch Championships come to an end as he was beaten by top seed Matteo Berrettini in the quarter-finals. British No 1 Evans lost in straight sets to Berrettini, who will next face Australian Alex de Minaur after he fought back to overcome Marin Cilic. Cameron Norrie beat Jack Draper to reach the semis.

Evans' Queen’s quest comes to an end at the hands of top seed Matteo Berrettini

Britain's Dan Evans has been knocked out of the Cinch Championships at Queen's Club after losing to Italy's Matteo Berrettini in the quarter-finals.

Top seed Berrettini beat British No 1 Evans 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 after a narrow victory in the first set tie-break.

Berrettini, whose match was delayed by over four hours due to rain, hit 13 aces and won 81 per cent of his first-service points.

20/06/2021 at 14:46

"The conditions were really tough, windy and cold, so I took time to adapt a little bit. I am pretty happy with my performance," he said.

"The court condition was really good. I expected slippery conditions, but it was like yesterday. I came here to win the tournament, that is my goal.

"Now I am two steps away, I will think about the next match tomorrow. I am happy with the way I am playing, and my mental attitude is really good."

Berrettini will face Alex de Minaur in the semi-finals, after the Australian beat Croatia's Marin Cilic 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the quarter-finals on Friday.

Cameron Norrie beat Jack Draper in an all-British quarter-final to reach his fourth semi-final of the year.

Norrie won 6-3 6-3 and will next face either Frances Tiafoe or Denis Shapovalov.

Shapovalov was leading Tiafoe 6-3 when play was suspended due to bad light. The match will resume tomorrow morning.

Queen's quarter between Shapovalov and Tiafoe suspended due to darkness

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