Both players trade grunts in a wrist-rattling rally, but it's Dan Evans who adds points to the sound effects with a thumping short-court stroke that plunders into Rafael Nadal's strings and flops out on to the green surface. 40-30.

Evans catches the tape. Nadal edges back to deuce. The trumpets are in full flow.

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Some serious fizz from Rafael Nadal. Dan Evans can't deal with that cork-popping forehand at the net and prods it into the gauze. No bother, he's quickly back to 40-15.

Raucous atmosphere in Madrid, and a sponsor's car hanging from a podium over the court in one corner of the stadium - as you do. Wonder if it's one of those "guess how many tennis balls to win" sort of gigs?

Dan Evans is jeered after readjusting between his service toss, the umpire instructs the noisy locals to settle down and the Evans steers GB to 30-0.

Rafael Nadal just crunches through the gears. 40-0, without a bead of sweat slipping from that red headband. And a hold to love.

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A Spanish crowd loves nothing more than chorus of whistles when they're trying to goad a player. Dan Evans gets the bird when he complains about something to the match referee. The Brit responds with a defiant fist-punch into the air.

What. A. Shot!

Dan Evans is having a ball. A superb, curling forehand winner that leaves the world number one rooted to the spot.

Evans saves break points to hold.

Another big save from Dan Evans and leaping forehand that rips through the racquet of Rafael Nadal. Now can he hold for GB?

Evans isn't happy. He's having a word with the umpire, someone's moving on the side of the court, he says?

Saved! And with a skip from the British number one. Andy Murray watches on nervously, hanging his arms over a sponsor board. Dan Evans double faults, at the worst possible moment - break point Rafa once more.

Oh my. The softest of hands from Dan Evans, smooth as silk, deftly cupping the ball over the tape from close range to leave Rafael Nadal stranded. Cute as you like.

But he's no time to celebrate, it's break point to the hosts.

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How about that from Rafa, using the power off Dan Evans' serve to generate a huge winning return. And now the world number one has his eye in, another mammoth rally before Evans jabs long - 0-30.

What a battle in Madrid. Mind games, unthinkable winners, energy-sapping rallies - it's got the lot.

Eventually Rafa Nadal holds out, just.

Phwoar. Dan Evans is throwing everything into this. Nadal edges to advantage, Evans screams down a huge return to level out at deuce once more.

Dan Evans, with a little Muhammad Ali shuffle before the serve, trying to get inside Rafael Nadal's head.

The Spaniard fires down a ferocious winner, but then a corker of an Evans return forces the home favourite long. Deuce for the second time.

It looked like Nadal was going to hold out from 40-0, but Dan Evans is irritating the world number one, buzzing around like a fly as the Spaniard attempts to swat him away.

That's deuce.

That's a scorcher. Rafael Nadal, with virtually no back lift, whipping a forehand winner away like a bullet from down by his side. 40-0.

An ace to hold. Nice from Dan Evans.

Three volleys on the trot from Dan Evans, and the final one skips up over the head of Rafael Nadal. Confident stuff from the Brit. 40-15.

Wowsa. Did that whip inside the chalk? Despite David Beckham levels of bend, Rafael Nadal is just off target and it draws a series of fist pumps from the GB bench.

Aggressive tennis from the British number one, working Rafa Nadal out left before slamming a forehand winner into the open court. Tidy. Nadal hits back with venom, and Dan Evans can only cup into the tape from the baseline. 15-15.