[Music] [Applause] [Music] British Tennesse Stan Evans made history at the US Open on Wednesday when he beat Russia's Karen kachanov in a record-breaking first round match lasting 5 hours and 35 minutes despite falling 0 to 4 down in the final set Dan made an impressive comeback to clinch a 6 to7 6 to8 7-6 7-2 7 to6 7 to 4 4 to 6 6 to 4 Victory after emerging triumphant Dan 34 told Skys Sports I just tried to keep fighting at 4 to0 I thought I was out I felt a little sorry for myself but I didn't want to go out from another slam without much fight and with a whimper I just tried to grab one game at a time he went on to say it was a hell of a match I just want to go to bed as the Birmingham born athlete gears up for his second round match against Argentina's Mariano naon join hello as we take a deep dive into Dan's private life away from the spotlight covering everything from his girlfriend to his family Dan evans's girlfriend Alia Dan is currently in a long-term relationship with his girlfriend AA whilst the couple have kept quiet about their marital status it's clear that the duo have been going from strength to strength ever since they first crossed paths back in 2017 Alia who reportedly studied in cheltonham is a regular on the S side lines and frequently travels with Dan whilst he's competing abroad they live together in cheltonham and appear to be relishing their time in the countryside during a chat with gler Sher live in 2020 Dan spoke fondly about his Hometown and said it's easy to be around here it's got a good coffee shop the coffee dispensary in Regent Street which always helps Alia and I always look for one when I'm on tour when asked about his favorite spot in town he continued probably the coffee shop no actually it's the race course I don't like to go to the races during the festival week because it's too busy but I did go to the meeting last month I have a bet I love horses if I had any I would 100% go to watch them train his family life Dan grew up in the hall green area of Birmingham with his parents David and bernardet and his two sisters called Claire and Laura his father is an electrician while his mother is a mental health nurse in his youth the star enjoyed playing squash before later taking up tennis with his father at the age of seven he trained at West warshire Tennis Club in solal and at the age of 13 he moved to lb to live with a host family while he was training at lta's Academy at lbur University in an article written for the telegraph Dan's Uncle James said we are a big family and are dotted around the world but we all make sure we keep in touch after his games whether it be online while at work or watching the matches live on TV his friendship with Andy Murray Dan is close friends with fellow British tennis star Andy Murray most recently the pair joined forces at the Paris 2024 games where they competed in the men's doubles tournament the dynamic duo reached the quarterfinals at Roland garos before being knocked out by American players Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz speaking after their first win at the Paris Olympics Dan gushed what happened was incredible he Andy is amazing to play with and it's an amazing atmosphere everything from the lodge the Village team GB it's been amazing to be a part of I'm over the moon that I'm here meanwhile Andy shared I certainly couldn't have done that on my own today we're out there as a team and Evo certainly played a huge part in that he's shown that too particularly when he's played in Davis Cup and when he's competed for his country before he helped me big time today and I'm proud of that