Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic knocked out Dan Evans in the second round of Japan Open.

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Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic knocked out Dan Evans in the second round of Japan Open.

The British No 2, Dan Evans suffered a painful defeat by missing six match points against Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic in the second round of Japan Open in Tokyo.

Kecmanovic saved one of the match points with a tweener on his way to a 6-3 3-6 7-6(4) victory.

The Serbian trailed Evans 0-40 at 5-4 in the final set but he produced a sensational comeback as his back was against the wall.

Nick Kyrgios moved into the quarter-finals of the Japan Open with a three-set win over Kamil Majchrzak.

Kyrgios won 3-6 6-2 6-2 in 81 minutes and will play Hiroki Moriya or Taylor Fritz in the last eight in Tokyo.