No.7 seed Cilic upset at Australian Open

Jan 18, 2017 - 1:20 PM No.7 seed Marin Cilic has been dumped out of the Australian Open by Britain's Daniel Evans.

Cilic cruised through Wednesday night's first set but had no answers as his 51st-ranked opponent launched a stunning assault to advance to the third round with a 3-6 7-5 6-3 6-3 win at Melbourne Park.

The Croatian became the highest men's seed to fall at the Open after Evans accounted for him in just under three hours.

"It was really good ... I think I played as well as I can play today," Evans said.

"I was really pleased with how I played especially towards the end of the match.

"I mean, he's obviously No.7 in the world. I knew I could win, but there's no point sort of sprouting off that I could win. He was giving me a good hiding at the start.

"I wouldn't have thought he served that many aces after the second set. I think I put him under pressure with his second serve. I was making a lot of second serve returns.

"I think I forced him into a few doubles as well. I served really well ... that was a big part of it."

Evans revealed he played in a kit he had bought himself at a local store after previous apparel sponsor Nike didn't offer him a new deal at the end of the year.

Source: AAP