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Dan Evans didn\\u2019t beat Roger Federer, but he pushed him hard, and did himself proud. That\\u2019s the view of David Law, Catherine Whitaker and Grad Matt on The Tennis Podcast at the end of day three at the 2019 Australian Open.

How did Evans cause Federer problems? Should he have won the opening set? And how confident should we be that Evans has got his career back on track and won\\u2019t have another lapse?

Elsewhere, the biggest shock of the tournament so far saw Kevin Anderson lose to Frances Tiafoe. How much was Anderson\\u2019s injury a factor? And why does this feel like a significant step forward for Tiafoe?

Anderson\\u2019s loss opens up the draw for Grigor Dimitrov. How did he look today against Pablo Cuevas?

In the night session, David\\u2019s man-of-the-tournament Roberto Bautista Agut won a second straight five-setter, this time against John Millman. How does he keep doing it? There was better news for home fans when Alex de Minaur held his nerve to win in five. But is he showing signs of fatigue?

There\\u2019s also discussion about Bob Bryan\\u2019s insight into Andy Murray\\u2019s hip injury and surgery, news of David (Thomas Fabbiano) beating Goliath (Reilly Opelka - 67 aces and all), and word on Aryna Sabalenka\\u2019s victory over Katie Boulter.

The Tennis Podcast will be produced daily throughout the Australian Open (and at all the Slams) after our Kickstarter was funded by our listeners. It is produced in association with The Telegraph.

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