Novak Djokovic was among those caught up in Andy Murray’s latest escape act but Dan Evans is hoping for less drama when they resume their doubles partnership on Tuesday.
Murray and Evans' remarkable victory over Japanese duo Taro Daniel and Kei Nishikori, saving five match points in the deciding tie-break, was the talk of Roland Garros as the Scot staved off retirement for another day.
Djokovic praised his old rival, saying: "It's amazing what he's been doing. Last night I saw the doubles comeback. It's incredible. I saw him this morning, I congratulated him and wished him all the best. He's a warrior, one of the biggest ones that we ever had in our sport."
Murray and Evans are likely to need to play significantly better if they are to reach the quarter-finals, with Belgians Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen next up.
"With what happened and because it's him it was a pretty big deal," said Evans. "I just hope tomorrow we start a bit faster. It would be amazing to do it in a straightforward manner. It's not (Murray's style) but it's my style. We'll be better tomorrow."
Evans said before the tournament that he would prioritise doubles, and he now only has that to focus on after losing 6-1 6-2 to Stefanos Tsitsipas in his second-round singles clash.
It was a mismatch on Court Simonne Mathieu, with eighth seed Tsitsipas overpowering Evans, who contested a lengthy singles match on Sunday as well as the nerve-shredding doubles.
"It wasn't that good really," said Evans, who was irked by the behaviour of the Greek's supporters, including brother and doubles partner Petros.
"Dealing with clowns at the side of the court. His brother, his team, just slap their heads together.
"He's an amazing tennis player, his best surface. I'll be fine tomorrow. It was a quick turnaround and it was just too much today. To get a chance to represent Great Britain, I don't think you should be pulling out so it's why I went out there.
"I played too much tennis yesterday. My back is pretty sore but it's just a lot of tennis and I'm pretty tired."
Murray spent Monday resting ahead of Tuesday's match, and he and Evans are now Britain's only hope in men's doubles after fifth seeds Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski lost 4-6 6-3 (10/8) to Czech duo Tomas Machac and Adam Pavlasek.
Salisbury and Skupski had high hopes of a medal and twice led in the deciding tie-break, so it was a major disappointment.
"Some missed opportunities," said Skupski. "I thought we played some good tennis out there. So it's disappointing, it's tough to take. We move on and learn from it. Andy and Dan will be on a high and we'll try to get behind them to get a medal around their neck."
Jack Draper, the last British player in singles, faces seventh seed Taylor Fritz in his second-round match on Tuesday while Heather Watson will play women's doubles with Katie Boulter and mixed doubles with Salisbury.
