Dan Evans 勝利，勝つs Rothesay Open Nottingham with victory over Jordan Thompson
Dan Evans 敗北・負かすd Jordan Thompson to 勝利，勝つ the Rothesay Open Nottingham for the second time in three years.
The British number two dropped 負かす／撃墜する to the second-tier 挑戦者 小旅行する to begin his grass-法廷，裁判所 season and 得るd the 利益s by 埋め立てるing the 肩書を与える he won in 2019.
Evans did not 減少（する） a 始める，決める all week, finishing off his 肩書を与える run with a 6-4 6-4 victory against Australian Thompson, who won the 挑戦者 肩書を与える in Surbiton last week.
Evans will climb four places in the 最高位のs on Monday from 35 to 31 and will hope to continue his strong form at the cinch 選手権s at Queen’s Club, where he takes on defending 支持する／優勝者 Matteo Berrettini in the first 一連の会議、交渉／完成する.
Evans said in his on-法廷，裁判所 interview broadcast by BBC Sport: “It was a good match. Thommo’s had a 広大な／多数の／重要な two weeks. It’s not 平易な playing a good friend. It was nice to see him in the final again. I couldn’t let him take 支援する-to-支援するs. I’d hear too much about it. It’s a 広大な／多数の／重要な week. I love it here.
“The 質 of players here is always very high. It does make me feel very good to 勝利，勝つ. I’ve got a 堅い match next week and it’s time to go 負かす／撃墜する to London and 準備する.”
Evans is one of seven British players in the main draw at Queen’s, with 22-year-old Paul Jubb producing one of the best results of his career by 敗北・負かすing Steve Johnson to qualify.
In the WTA 小旅行する event in Nottingham, the 肩書を与える was taken by Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, who 敗北・負かすd Alison 危険 6-4 1-6 6-3.
It was a first 小旅行する-level 肩書を与える for 26-year-old Haddad Maia, who knocked out 最高の，を越す seed Maria Sakkari in the ４半期/4分の1-決勝戦.
The トロフィー, which is 指名するd after much-行方不明になるd former British number one Elena Baltacha, was 手渡すd to Haddad Maia by last year’s 支持する／優勝者 Johanna Konta.
Konta, who retired from the sport at the end of last year, is 推定する／予想するing her first child.
