 On 26 August at the US Open, he achieved his most impressive victory to date, beating 11th seed Kei Nishikori in the first round in straight sets, to become one of only six British players to beat a player inside the ATP top 15 in a slam since 1990.The others were Andy Murray, Tim Henman, Greg Rusedski, Jeremy Bates and Nick Brown.Evans made the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time, beating Bernard Tomic of Australia in the second round in four sets.