MELBOURNE: Dan Evans, urged to"miss a few meals" earlier this month by Britain captain Tim Henman, patted his stomach after completing a brave five-set comeback win over American Mackenzie McDonald to reach the second round of the Australian Open on Monday .
With former world number Andy Murray having to withdraw due to injury, Evans, seeded for the first time at a Grand Slam, bears a bigger weight of expectation from fans in Britain."I was basically playing on the rail-track, wasn't I?" he said of his court, which is near a tram stop and some rail tracks.
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