Dejected Dan Evans will take some time away from tennis after suffering another shock first round Wimbledon defeat. The British No.2, 33, went down against Frenchman Quentin Halys in four sets under the Centre Court roof late on Tuesday night.
Ad Evans kicked off his clash on Monday but was unable to complete it that day owing to the fading SW19 light. TennisSwan using solid grass court campaign as platform for US Open18 MINUTES AGO And after a chaotic Tuesday of rain-caused cancellations, Evans had the conclusion of his match moved to the All England Club's most prestigious court in the evening after Andy Murray had triumphed earlier in the day.
Evans pulled a set back in front of a partisan home crowd but was unable to hold his nerve in the fourth as Halys, ranked almost 50 places below the world No.30, booked his place in the last 64.
The Birmingham player reached the third round of the Australian Open in January but has now succumbed to two consecutive first round exits at his home Grand Slam.