Dan Evans was involved in the longest ever US Open match earlier this week but still managed to beat Mariano naoni in straight sets on Thursday Dan Evans revealed he felt extra pressure stay in the US Open after winning the longest match in the tournament's history in the first round the British number five needed 5 hours and 35 minutes to finally see off Karen katanov in five grueling sets Evans returned to Flushing Meadows to win his first back-to-back tour level matches of the Season as he beat number 36 seed Mariano naone 64 63 63 in just over half the time the world number 184 took his second match point after 2 hours and 37 minutes and then high-fived a fan wearing an Aston Villa shirt in celebration it was a strange 2448 hours Evans said I don't know why I felt a bit more extra pressure to win I didn't really want to win that match and then lose in the next round it wouldn't feel right everyone was congratulating me it was almost a bit embarrassing I didn't want to say no I have got another match I am proud of it but it meant everything to get through that round it was important to me thanks to my physio the record and stuff is great but I am here to win as well I was not going to get that record and roll over Evans fought back from a breakdown in the first two sets as he bid to keep points short to save his energy he came to the net 50 times and 13 9 of the points I a bit sore and it really focused me he said I slept a bit in the day today I have just been really tired since the match the other day I recovered really well