ROGER FEDERER will have another Brit to battle after Dan Evans annihilated Alexandr Dolgopolov in straight sets.
The Brummie boy, 26, was a huge underdog against the Ukrainian No30 seed.
But resuming on Court 2 after play was suspended yesterday, Evans won a tight first-set tie-break then rattled through the next two sets 6-4 6-1 to tee up a third-round clash with seven-time Wimbledon champion Fed.
Evans had never won a match at SW19 before his round one victory over Jan-Lennard Struff on Monday.
But the reformed bad boy, who has shot up from No772 in the world to No91 in just over a year, looked a class act against Dolgopolov.
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He missed out on a set point on Wednesday, yet bounced back this morning to take the breaker 8-6.
And Evans then won five games in a row in the second to take a 5-1 lead, before eventually seeing out the set 6-4.
The British No4 was unstoppable again in the third, going a quick double-break up .
And there was no way back for Dolgopolov as Evans, who is Andy Murray's only countryman left in the men's draw, broke again to take it 6-1 and set up a dream match with Federer.
The seven-time SW19 master beat gutsy qualifier and World No 772 Marcus Willis 6-0 6-3 6-4 in 84 thrilling minutes on Wednesday.
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