The Evans trap?

It's never easy to play Evans in the first round of a tournament, he can make any match a trap!

He's playing more and more Evans matches and I'm convinced that we'll see him play a big tournament again soon, but not in Acalpulco. The surface is quite slow but with a high bounce, not conditions for him at all. His slice won't hurt as much and his opponents can attack him more easily on his backhand. Typically what Shelton will appreciate, with his striking power and his forehand he should normally be super comfortable in this match up. Evans has just taken 4 and 2 against Kokkinakis by serving 49% of the first ball only, Shelton will throw himself on the slightest neutral ball and come to the net, it's really a positive match up for him if he plays a minimum with his head . I'm not saying it will be a smooth ride but on paper Shelton has all the weapons to get through it.