Dan Evans wins men’s title

WASHINGTON: Dan Evans became, at age 33, the oldest men’s champion in Washington since Jimmy Connors was 35 in 1988 by beating Tallon Griekspoor 7-5, 6-3 in a final delayed by more than two hours in the second set because of a thunderstorm.

It was the second ATP Tour title for Evans, who was just 8-18 in 2023 before the DC Open and now will rise from No. 30 to a career-high No. 21 in the rankings Monday.

“I had to keep telling myself it was match-by-match, and not so long ago I wasn’t playing great,” he said. “It was a good effort mentally to just stay in the present and keep fighting for each point. And I did a great job of that this week.” Agencies

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