Charge to Arthur Rinderknech (58th), preferred to Richard Gasquet to play the second single, to beat Cameron Norrie (12th) in order to allow the Blues to stay in the game, and probably in the competition.
After their laborious 2-1 victory over the Czech Republic on Thursday, France must beat Great Britain to secure first place in Group C and thus a place in the quarter-finals.
In the event of a defeat against the British, the chances of the Blues to finish among the two best second would be low.
Mannarino was put under pressure straight away with extended serve plays, break points to save at 1-1 and 2-2, including one with the help of the net that sent the tricolor bench shivering.
Each time, the Frenchman finally held his service.
But Evans converted his sixth break point to come off 4-3.
He then served for the set at 5-4, but he completely missed his game and offered, with four unforced errors, the break-up to Mannarino.
In the process, however, the Briton made a very high level of play on Mannarino's serve to achieve another break and serve a second time for the set.
This time, he didn't miss his chance.
After all the same more than an hour of brawl.
The second set was just as hooked until Evans broke to lead 5-4 and serve for the game.
With an ace he offered himself three match points and concluded with the first.
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