Defending champion Rafeal Nadal began his 2019 Coupe Rogers campaign on Day 3 in Montréal.
Evans, 29, lost 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 in a second-round match disrupted by rain in Montreal.
Qualifier Evans could not convert two set points before losing the tight opener, Nadal upping his game at the start of the second to take control.
Evans boldly employed serve and volley tactics to save both and, after a rain delay lasting almost half an hour, dominated the early part of the tie-break to earn two set points.
But Nadal responded with a forehand winner and a smart second serve to save both, carrying on his momentum to claim the opener.
Nadal had lost only one of his previous 75 matches after winning the first set - against Nick Kyrgios in Acapulco this year and it looked ominous when he broke Evans in the first game of the second set.
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