World quantity 62 Evans, who has received only one match in seven French Open main-draw appearances, was unable to equal his greatest run in Paris as two-time quarter-finalist Rune claimed a powerful victory.
Evans, the British quantity three, dug in to avoid wasting two break factors in a gruelling 13-minute third sport on Courtroom Suzanne Lenglen, however Rune ultimately made his breakthrough for a 5-4 lead earlier than serving out the opening set.
Evans got here by means of one other thorough examination at the beginning of the second set, saving 4 break factors, and launched a constructive response by creating his first alternative on Rune’s serve.
Nevertheless, it was once more Rune who struck first – and the one break once more proved sufficient after he produced a second-serve ace to avoid wasting a break level when serving for a two-set lead.
The Briton was annoyed after Rune instantly broke again halfway by means of a must-win third set, and the pair exchanged phrases after Rune disrupted Evans’ service sport to dispute a line name with the umpire.
Evans, who was fined after a latest argument with an umpire in Rome, mentioned afterwards: “I am fed up with the umpires, full cease.
“I really feel like I am on a roll and and I used to be disrupted, but it surely’s not Rune’s fault if he is allowed to have a dialog.
“It was only a chat – and I am ready to serve. It is freezing on the courtroom, the match was flowing nice after which it simply stopped within the center and I do not perceive.”
Having levelled the set from 4-2 down, Rune maintained his momentum to make the decisive break earlier than finishing victory on serve by taking a fourth successive sport.
“That is not the explanation I misplaced,” added Evans. “That is simply a part of the difficulty, a part of the issue, however he [the umpire] will likely be again in work once more tomorrow.”
Evans, who misplaced within the first spherical on the Australian Open in January, will return to motion alongside Murray within the males’s doubles – the beginning of which was delayed by persistent rain on Tuesday.