Den 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 kachanov 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 navon 6 to 46 to 36 to 3 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 24 48 Hours Evan 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 admit 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 point Point short to save his energy he came to the net 50 times and won 39 of the points I am 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 I've been in and out of the ice bath quite a bit lots of Mobility just to get myself going I probably will hit tomorrow it wasn't that bad today and hopefully I'll recover little by little and there's hopefully more to come Evans 34 has now reached at least the third round in New York seven times the only time he went out in the second round was the covid hit event in 2020 played before no crowds he now faces world number 10 Alex to minor Katie balter's boyfriend in the third round sky sports analyst Tim Henman said it is a phenomenal effort after the circumstances of the first round just to get on the court today was a great effort I think Dan deserves a massive amount of credit and that wraps up today's news thank you for watching don't forget to like share and subscribe for more tennis content see you next time