22 Feb Evans Seeks to be Giant Killer vs. Isner in Saturday Semis
By STEVE DORSEY DELRAY BEACH, Fla. – A modern day-like David and Goliath battle will be contested in one of Saturday’s singles semifinals at the ATP Tour’s Delray Beach Open. A first-ever meeting between 5-9 qualifier Daniel Evans of Great Britain and 6-10 world No. 9 American John Isner was penciled into Saturday’s semifinal card after both registered straight-sets wins Friday afternoon in the quarterfinals at the Delray Beach Stadium and Tennis Center. Evans, who needed to win two matches in the qualifying draw last weekend to earn a spot in the main draw, continued his winning ways here with a 6-4, 6-4 victory against No. 6 seed Andreas Seppi of Italy. Isner, the No. 2 seed, followed with a 7-6(2), 6-4 win against No. 8 seed Adrian Mannarino of France, setting up the intriguing matchup in one of the semifinals Saturday. Evans has been on a roll in...