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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Evans suffers ‘shocking’ French Open first-round defeat against Kokkinakis

Dan Evans reacts towards Australian fans in the crowd at the French Open
Dan Evans said he has been ‘apart from one tournament, pretty average this year’. Photograph: Javier García/Shutterstock

Dan Evans said he will have ample soul-searching to do after his hopes of a positive French Open ended with a dispiriting 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 defeat against Thanasi Kokkinakis in the first round.

“I said the other day there’s some soul-searching,” said Evans, the 20th seed, referencing his recent criticism of British tennis. “There will be plenty of that tonight. Got to get on and try and get my game in a good spot. It’s shocking right now how I played today. It’s disappointing. I thought [I was] in a good spot coming in, but I felt like that the whole time. It’s not good enough.”

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