Dan Evans does not feel like he is missing out on the British party at Wimbledon after his shock first-round loss. Nine British players are through to the ...
It’s not nice to have a fiancee, coach, all them lose as well. “I was just saying to the people with me, it’s sport, isn’t it? But the facts are I lost and he was too good.
Dan Evans has become the seventh Brit to exit Wimbledon in the first round after losing to Australian qualifier Jason Kubler in straight sets.
And Hubert Hurkacz's surprise defeat to Alejandro Davidoch Fokina opened up his side of the draw even more. Norrie was also helped in his side of the draw after Matteo Berrettini was forced to withdraw from the tournament with Covid. The No 28 seed came into Wimbledon with high hopes of repeating his performance from 2021 or even bettering it.
How every British player performed on the second day of Wimbledon, as Heather Watson, Jack Draper and Ryan Peniston all win and Dan Evans loses.
Swan, 23, was playing at Wimbledon for the fifth time and was hoping to reach the second round for the first time since 2018. What those inside witnessed was a typically tumultuous Kyrgios display. Evans never got going out on Court No 2, dropping serve five times without managing a break himself. At the end, Kyrgios was seen spitting on the Wimbledon turf before he went to congratulate Jubb at the net, appearing to do so in the direction of one corner of Court 3 – which he admitted to being deliberate afterwards. With a first Wimbledon win in his sights, Jubb squandered three break points – two in the first game, one in the fifth – before dropping serve in the sixth game. The muttering 27-year-old, a quarter-finalist here when making his debut in 2014, bemoaned that he was playing his worst-ever match at Wimbledon, and soon found himself a set down to Jubb – who was in the main draw for a second time.
Dan Evans will refuse to dwell on his opening round defeat to Jason Kubler at Wimbledon with the British No.2 already looking ahead to his next run of ...
Well done to him and his coach to put the game plan together and well done to Jason for carrying it out.” He had a good game plan. He was aggressive. It’s not nice to have a fiancée, coach, all of them lose as well. “There will be plenty more chances. I’ve done well here in the past.
British wild card Ryan Peniston enjoyed a dream Wimbledon debut with Jack Draper, Alastair Gray, Katie Boulter, Liam Broady and Heather Watson joining him ...
"(The) crowd was pretty rowdy today, a couple of people in the crowd were not shy of criticising me. Available to download now on - iPhone & iPad and Android Happy to be through and now just rest up." I really wanted to turn it around and win this year." So this means a lot. The 24-year-old from Twickenham, who attended the same US college as British No 1 Cameron Norrie, took the third set on a tie-break to potentially set up a clash with 11th seed Taylor Fritz in the next round.
Australia's Jason Kubler has eliminated No.28 seed and British favourite Dan Evans in the opening round at Wimbledon 2022.
[Q] Jason Kubler (AUS) v [Q] Dennis Novak (AUT) [Q] Jason Kubler (AUS) d [28] Dan Evans (GBR) 6-1 6-4 6-3 The former world No.1 junior, whose career has been hampered by a multitude of injuries, is in career-best form. He finished the match with 40 winners and just 17 unforced errors. “Even being able to play on this court was a big highlight for me in my career. The Australian qualifier upset No.28-seeded British hope Dan Evans in first-round action at the All England Club today.
Resurgent Australian tennis star Jason Kubler has sent British seed Dan Evans packing from the All England Club with a Wimbledon boilover.
"He was aggressive. "Just being able to play on this court was a big highlight for me in my career. He had a good game plan. "That's all I can say really. Yeah, that was that," Evans said. Not easy to take, but he was better than me.
Australia's Jason Kubler has recorded one of the biggest wins of his career, advancing to the second round ...
Kubler's section of the draw is wide-open. Finally at 29 he's stayed healthy for the last couple of years and he's starting to show us what he's capable of. In 2018 he downed the 19th seed, Roberto Bautista Agut, at the US Open.
British tennis player Dan Evans said he didn't feel like he was "missing out" on the British party at Wimbledon after suffering a surprise loss in the first ...
But the facts are I lost and he was too good." “I’ll be moving on pretty swiftly. Evans, who is the second top-ranked British male player and who was the 28th seed at Wimbledon, suffered a surprise loss as lucky loser Jason Kubler ousted the Briton 6-1 6-4 6-3. I’ve done well here in the past. A total of nine British players reached the Wimbledon second round, the most since 1997. Some days you don’t have a good day.