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Evans, was born and grew up in the Hall Green area of Birmingham, [4] [5] his father is an electrician, his mother a nurse, [6] and he has two older sisters. [7]At first, Evans played squash with his father, aged seven, at the local squash and tennis club, the West Warwickshire Sports Club in Solihull, only falling into tennis by chance a couple of years later.
Evans, who won the biggest title of his career just a year ago in Washington, D.C., is down to No. 184 in the rankings. He’s struggled with injuries. He came into the US Open with a 4-17 record.
The Eastern forehand grip [2] is primarily used for flatter groundstrokes. In order to execute a proper Eastern forehand grip, players need both index knuckle and heel pad to rest on bevel #3. An easy way to implement this is to place the palm flat against the strings and slide down to the handle and grab, in order to achieve an Eastern forehand.
He used an Eastern grip, and some pictures show his thumb extended along the side of the racquet for greater support. Ken Rosewall , [ 15 ] another amateur and professional champion noted for his one-handed backhand, also used a continental grip to hit a deadly accurate slice backhand with underspin throughout the 1950s and '60s.
Britain’s Dan Evans outlasted Karen Khachanov in the longest match in US Open in history on Tuesday, holding off the Russian in a mammoth five-set epic which lasted for five hours and 35 minutes.
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Richard Gasquet is an example of a player who uses the "continental" forehand, but he generally switches his grip over to a semi-western during his takeback process. Fred Perry, the great English player of the 1930s and 1940s was notable for his snap forehand using the continental grip and taking the ball on the rise.
In later years Evans served as a regent at the University of Washington, his alma mater. He also served on many nonprofit and corporate boards. “Dad lived an exceptionally full life,” his sons — Dan Jr., Mark and Bruce Evans — said in a statement quoted by The Seattle Times. “Whether serving in public office, working to improve higher ...