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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Jim van Wijk

Dan Evans’ singles career ends with defeat in Wimbledon qualifying after power outage halted play

Evans crashed out of Wimbledon qualifying on Wednesday - (Getty)

Dan Evans’ singles career concluded with a second-round defeat in Wimbledon qualifying at Roehampton, after play had earlier been halted by a temporary power outage that disabled the electronic line calling system.

The 36-year-old Briton, who had previously announced his intention to retire after this year’s tournament, was defeated 7-5 6-0 by Australian 28th seed Tristan Schoolkate.

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