Andy Murray’s inspiring Wimbledon run came to an end as beating Canadian 10th seed Denis Shapovalov proved a step too far on his singles comeback.

Murray’s loss came after British number one Dan Evans saw his bid to reach the last 16 for the first time ended by American prodigy Sebastian Korda.

Evans, 31, had not dropped a set in his opening two matches, but was beaten 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 by the SW19 debutant.

The 22nd seed came unstuck against 20-year-old Korda, who is ranked 50th in the world but looked unfazed on the big stage.

The exits of Murray and Evans leave Cameron Norrie – who plays eight-time champion Roger Federer on Saturday – as the last British man able to reach the second week of this year’s tournament in the singles.

“This is a dream come true for me,” Shapovalov said after beating former world number one Murray.

“I put in countless years of hard work to play on Centre Court and to play Andy in a match like this.

“He is truly an inspiration to many people – including me.

“It is amazing to be here and I don’t think I could have played any better.”

‘It hurts to come up short’ – Evans

Evans, ranked 26th in the world, looked sorely disappointed after losing on Centre Court, going down to a youngster considered one of the rising stars of the sport.

“It was a good chance to have a decent run [at Wimbledon]. It hurts to come up short,” Evans told BBC Sport.

“It feels like I’m running out time. It was a good opportunity at home. It’s tough to go out like that.”

Korda, son of former Australian Open champion Petr, played with clarity and confidence throughout most of the match.

The tall right-hander demonstrated his all-round ability in front of the 7,500 fans, forcing mistakes from Evans with his powerful forehand and showing a willingness to go to the net.

“He’s got the game, the belief, the composure – he’s got it all, actually. Things can only get better,” former Wimbledon champion John McEnroe said in his role as a BBC television analyst.

By contrast, Evans was restless throughout and regularly shouted towards his box as he was unable to find a way around Korda.

His frustration peaked when he failed to consolidate a break for a 5-2 lead in the fourth set, before a double fault effectively destroyed his chances when it helped put Korda 5-4 up.

“I think I played the better tennis in the fourth set. I had chances,” said Evans. “I just couldn’t string tennis together in long enough periods of time.”

Korda, though, still had to keep his nerve and serve out. He missed a smash for 0-30 to give Evans – and the crowd – hope, but responded with a service winner and backhand down the line to level.

A 123mph ace down the middle teed up a first match point, which he calmly took with another smash.

Korda raised both hands in the air as he looked towards his father, who was watching on, as a despondent Evans quickly left court.

Korda will now look forward to playing his first Wimbledon last-16 match on his 21st birthday, when he faces Russian 25th seed Karen Khachanov on Monday.