A Wimbledon,
Quentin Halys knocked down Daniel Evans, 30th in the world on Tuesday night, in the first round of Wimbledon (6-2, 6-3, 6-7 [5], 6-4) in two days. A successful first on Center Court: “It’s been a long day. I was thinking of going back to the hotel and I was told that I was going to play on the central. When I knew I was going to play this court, I was happy. I felt good right away. Yesterday it was cold and windy. Today under the roof it was perfect. He played better than yesterday. The game was balanced. He’s a good player. It’s normal that he played better. Without disrespecting him, I had no complex. The level is close between the 60th in the world and the 30th. I knew it would be a tough game but not unplayable. Beating good players this year gave me confidence. It helped me in important moments. I was aggressive from start to finish. That’s what made me win this game.” The Francilien arrived at Wimbledon without a preparation match on grass. The clay/grass transition doesn’t seem to be a problem for him: “I didn’t fit into the preparation tournament tables and I preferred to play challenger tournaments (2nd division) on clay. And I won a tournament. It gave me confidence. I feel good about my game. It was a good decision. The trust is there. This is also what allowed me to win tonight. I am more aggressive than on land. I go forward. It’s my game.”
Halys signs his third victory out of a top 30 this season after successes over Alex de Minaur in Miami and Roberto Bautista Agut in Estoril and reaches his fourth second Grand Slam round after the Australian Open and Roland-Garros (2016) and , already, Wimbledon last year. Expecting better? The 79th in the world will face the Australian Aleksandar Vukic (87th) with a great opportunity to take a new step.
