Who is up for some action involving Great Britain’s number one? It’s time for a certain Dan ‘the man’ Evans to step on to court 6. The No.25 seed kicks off his Roland Garros campaign against Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic.

GAME, SET AND MATCH! - EVANS 6-1 3-6 3-6 4-6 KECMANOVIC. It’s all over! Evans crashes out in round one at the 2021 French Open. The Brit wasted a 30-0 lead and saved one match point before blowing a volley long. The 21-year-old Serb prevails in four sets to reach round two after a three hour and four minute battle.

BREAK! - EVANS 6-1 3-6 3-6 4-5 KECMANOVIC. It’s a lifeline for Evans! Kecmanovic buckles from 30-0 up. He slaps a tense forehand into the net to tee up break point and then drags another wide. It’s a bit of a collapse and Evans is still alive, but he must hold now to stay in the tournament.

EVANS 6-1 3-6 3-6 3-5 KECMANOVIC. Evans poses the serve-out question with a hold to 15. Will the young Serb’s nerve remain firm?

EVANS 6-1 3-6 3-6 2-5 KECMANOVIC. Miomir hits so big on the forehand when on the offensive. It does the trick for him at a key moment as he batters down Evo’s defence at 30-30 and goes on to back up his break. The 21-year-old world number 48 is one game away from round two.

BREAK! - EVANS 6-1 3-6 3-6 2-4 KECMANOVIC. That’s a body blow for Evans. He looks flat as he dumps a volley and a forehand into the net. Kecmanovic has a huge chance at triple break point but some dogged resistance from the Brit sees him fend two off before an ace gets him to deuce. It’s not pretty from there and he throws his racket to the floor in anger at his failure to get the job done despite having plenty of chances. The Serb claims a fourth opportunity and rifles a backhand up the line to move within sight of round two. What can the British number one do to turn the tide?

EVANS 6-1 3-6 3-6 2-3 KECMANOVIC. That’s three on the spin for the Serb as he holds to love to nudge the board in his favour. He’s suddenly hit a hot-streak that Evo hasn’t been able to handle.

BREAK! - EVANS 6-1 3-6 3-6 2-2 KECMANOVIC. Stunning! Just stunning. Kecmanovic wrestles back the break. He’s frustrated with a poor return on the first of two break points but makes amends as he slides to his forehand corner and somehow unearths a brilliant pass down the line. All square.

EVANS 6-1 3-6 3-6 2-1 KECMANOVIC. This is turning into a war of attrition. There are very few cheap points and hardly any short games at present. Kecmanovic comes through a gruelling hold from deuce, saving break point and having to contend with some quite outstanding defence from Evans at times. The Serb is on the board, however, and keen to claw his way back into Set 4.

EVANS 6-1 3-6 3-6 2-0 KECMANOVIC. Gritty work from Dan the Man. It’s a rollercoaster of a service game as 0-30 turns to 40-30 before he has to fend off two break points at deuce. He wants the hold badly though and we finally remember what’s it’s like to see the server prevail. More importantly for GB fans, Evo consolidates.

BREAK! - EVANS 6-1 3-6 3-6 1-0 KECMANOVIC. Raw emotion from Evans as he chases down a net cord to push a crosscourt winner beyond his opponent and claim the early break. Normally, that would mean he has the momentum but given this was the eighth break in a row, we’ll have to hang on before suggesting he’s back in any sort of groove.

SET! - EVANS 6-1 3-6 3-6 KECMANOVIC. It’s a seventh straight break and it means Kecmanovic finally takes the set! What a bizarre finale with the server being continually overwhelmed. Evo will need to go the distance now if he’s to claim his first ever main-draw victory on the red dirt in the French capital.

BREAK! - EVANS 6-1 3-6 3-5 KECMANOVIC. This is ridiculous. Once again the server comes under the cosh and it means Kecmanovic fails to drag himself over the line. He’s really made hard work of finishing this set off after being in control for so much of it. Now, can Evo make it interesting or will the pattern of ‘how not to serve’ continue?

BREAK! - EVANS 6-1 3-6 2-5 KECMANOVIC. It’s no fun being the server right now. Evans comes under siege but a third ace and some super concentration despatching a tricky overhead get him to deuce. It’s a tough old battle from there too. He ends up saving SEVEN break points before succumbing on the eighth. That was brutal. Kecmanovic will now serve for the set.

BREAK! - EVANS 6-1 3-6 2-4 KECMANOVIC. That is magnificent. Evans concludes a pulsating, lung-bursting 32-shot rally with a vicious forehand winner to snatch a break back once again. He hammered on the door there and eventually made it count at the fourth time of asking after an epic game where Kecmanovic desperately tried to hang on.

Yep. This pretty much sums up the match so far!

BREAK! - EVANS 6-1 3-6 1-4 KECMANOVIC. Wow. That is some reply from Miomir. He reaches into his full repertoire to pull Evans from side to side and leave the Brit chasing shadows. He’s quite simply painting the lines at times and throws in a crosscourt slice drop shot for good measure. It’s another break and the Evo fightback in this set takes a nose-dive.

BREAK! - EVANS 6-1 3-6 1-3 KECMANOVIC. Just when you begin to write him off in this set… Evo bites back! The Brummie shrugs off the Serb’s lucky shanked volley to make 30-30 and gets himself into the net to snare break point. Kecmanovic reaches the sanctuary of deuce but Evans suddenly has more aggression and desire in his game. He conjures up a second opportunity and nails a winner down the flank to grab one of the breaks straight back.