Dan Evans took out Lucas Pouille at the US Open to set up a third round match with Roger Federer.
The British No 2 capitalised on his French opponent’s sloppy form, triumphing 6-4 6-3 6-7 (4-7) 6-4.
He will now get a third chance at beating the legendary Swiss maestro at a Grand Slam, having dropped both his encounters previously.
After a straight sets win at Wimbledon in 2016, Federer ousted Evans at the Australian Open this year, but required two tie breaks before coming home in straight sets.
Elsewhere, Johanna Konta marched into the third round, racing past Margarita Gasparyan in a mere 54 minutes.
Konta was red hot with 24 winners leaving the unseeded Russian helpless and failing to register a game in the second set, going down 6-1, 6-0.
Defending champion Naomi Osaka had no problems against Magda Linette, dispatching the Polish world No 53 6-2, 6-4.
Though there was an upset on day four, as No 6 seed Petra Kvitova was stunned by Andrea Petkovic, losing 6-4, 6-4.
The two-time Wimbledon champion has been contending with a forearm injury and will now have extra time to recover after her premature exit.
