The second seed was down 2-5 to start, before finding his way past good friend Filip Krajinovic on Monday.

Krajinovic hasn't played a hard-court match since March, and he won't be able to ease back into the surface against Evans.

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It backed up his title triumph in Stuttgart last week, which also was on grass.

“He’s given me confidence I can reach the best levels,” FAA, who won on Friday at Roland Garros, says of his coach Toni Nadal.

Despite a losing effort against Krajinovic, the 36-year-old still lit up the court in Montpellier.

The world No. 1 is teaming up with Filip Krajinovic this week, but the sober reality of contemporary tennis is that the vast majority of singles players rarely play doubles.

Elsewhere Saturday, Casper Ruud defeated Roberto Carballes Baena in Bastad and is a win away from triumphing for the second time in 2021.