(CNN) -- So used to being the only British man in the second round at grand slams -- especially outside Wimbledon -- Andy Murray will have company at the U.S. Open. Although Murray didn't play his first-round match against Michael Llodra on Monday, the defending champion is fully expected to defeat the French veteran. And if he indeed gets to the round of 64, he will find qualifier Dan Evans alongside him. Evans became the first men's player outside the top 150 in the world rankings to defeat a top-15 rival at the U.S. Open in six years when he dispatched Japan's Kei Nishikori.
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Daniel Evans pulls off a major upset on the opening day of tennis' U.S. Open
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Evans, ranked 179th, beats No. 11 seed Kei Nishikori in straight sets in New York
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Venus Williams, Agnieszka Radwanska and Li Na were first-round women's winners
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James Blake will retire after the U.S. Open, putting an end to his 14-year pro career
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