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French Open: Dan Evans promises 'soul-searching' after 'shocking' loss, Robson backs Brit to 'thrive' on grass

Dan Evans says he will do some «soul-searching» after his «shocking» first-round loss at the French Open, while Laura Robson backed the Brit to «thrive» during the upcoming grass-court season. Evans has not had a vintage 2023 so far, winning just eight matches to reach June with only a 35% win percentage. Ad He was, however, well in his contest against Thanasi Kokkinakis on Sunday, but got embroiled in a row over a foot fault and ultimately succumbed in straight sets, 6-4 6-4 6-4.

French Open 2023: Frustrated Dan Evans suffers first round exit in straight sets to Thanasi Kokkinakis

Dan Evans’ French Open campaign is over before it started after the 20th seed suffered a first-round exit to Thanasi Kokkinakis on the opening day of action at Roland-Garros. The frustrated 33-year-old lost 4-6 4-6 4-6 to the Australian wild card to continue his dismal record at the Grand Slam event, where he has only one career win in seven main-draw matches.

French Open 2023: 'It's a joke!' - Dan Evans hurls bottle and racquet after rant, gets code violation

Britain's Dan Evans struggled to keep his cool after a foot fault was called on him during his French Open first-round clash with Thanasi Kokkinakis on Sunday afternoon. In what quickly became a spicy match in the Paris heat, Evans was left stunned when a foot fault set him back during a service game, and he proceeded to express his frustration to the umpire and the line judge in question. Ad The 20th seed, one of the few Brits involved at Roland-Garros with no Andy Murray and no women having made the main draw, was down a set to the Australian when the incident occurred, and it led to a long delay in proceedings.

French Open 2023: Day 1 order of play and schedule - When are Aryna Sabalenka, Dan Evans and Stefanos Tsitsipas playing?

The biggest clay tournament of the year is back with the French Open kicking off on Sunday May 28 in Paris, and it's looking to be a star-studded line-up on first day. With reigning champion Rafael Nadal out of the event for the first time since 2005, can any newcomers make their mark at Roland-Garros? Or will favourites Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz be competing in the latter stages? Ad On the women's side, Iga Swiatek will defend her title as the world No.

French Open draw: Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev to face qualifiers, Novak Djokovic takes on Aleksandar Kovacevic

Top seed Carlos Alcaraz will face a qualifier in the first round of the French Open. Alcaraz is among the favourites to win at Roland-Garros, alongside Novak Djokovic, after 14-time champion Rafael Nadal announced he would not defend his title owing to injury.

Italian Open: World No. 6 Andrey Rublev kicks off busy day of action with straight-sets win over Alex Molcan

The bottom half of the draw kicked into action in the second round of the Italian Open in Rome on Saturday afternoon as world No. 6 Andrey Rublev swept past Slovak Alex Molcan in straight sets, 6-3 6-4. Molcan kept things tight, saving two of three break points in the first set and making just one unforced error, but was overcome in the decisive points.

Jack Draper looking up to 'crazily good competitors' Andy Murray and Dan Evans ahead of grass season

Jack Draper has described fellow Brits Andy Murray and Dan Evans as “crazily good competitors” and hopes to do battle with them again as the grass-court season approaches. The 21-year-old enjoyed a breakthrough season last year, rising into the top 50 in the ATP rankings and achieving wins over top-10 opponents like Stefanos Tsitsipas and Felix Auger-Aliassime.

Carlos Alcaraz eases into Barcelona Open final showdown with Stefanos Tsitsipas

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz swept past Dan Evans 6-2, 6-2 on Saturday to set up a Barcelona Open final clash with Stefanos Tsitsipas.

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French Open: Dan Evans promises 'soul-searching' after 'shocking' loss, Robson backs Brit to 'thrive' on grass

French Open 2023: Frustrated Dan Evans suffers first round exit in straight sets to Thanasi Kokkinakis

French Open 2023: 'It's a joke!' - Dan Evans hurls bottle and racquet after rant, gets code violation

French Open 2023: Day 1 order of play and schedule - When are Aryna Sabalenka, Dan Evans and Stefanos Tsitsipas playing?

French Open draw: Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev to face qualifiers, Novak Djokovic takes on Aleksandar Kovacevic

Italian Open: World No. 6 Andrey Rublev kicks off busy day of action with straight-sets win over Alex Molcan

Jack Draper looking up to 'crazily good competitors' Andy Murray and Dan Evans ahead of grass season

Carlos Alcaraz eases into Barcelona Open final showdown with Stefanos Tsitsipas