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Dan Evans’ tennis career will end at Wimbledon, but he is the opposite of retiring
Dan Evans is aiming to end his career at his home Grand Slam this summer. Charlie Crowhurst / Getty Images
Dan Evans, the British tennis player who achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 21 in 2023, is bowing out of the sport in typically outspoken fashion.
Having announced last week that he will retire after this year’s grass-court season, Evans was unimpressed by Queen’s, the prestigious Wimbledon warmup in west London, deciding against giving him a wild card. “It would have been a classy gesture to give me a wild card, but obviously that was lacking on this occasion,” Evans told British newspapers over the weekend. The British Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), which owns and operates the event, declined to comment.
Evans misses out on Wimbledon singles wildcard
Dan Evans lost to Novak Djokovic in the second round at Wimbledon 2025
British tennis stalwart Dan Evans has missed out on a Wimbledon singles wildcard and will have to go through qualifying to make the main draw.
The 36-year-old, who announced last week that he would end his tennis career after Wimbledon, had hoped to receive one of the eight singles wildcards to guarantee an emotional final appearance at his home Grand Slam.
However, the final remaining places were awarded to British pair Harry Wendelken and Felix Gill on Wednesday.
Evans expressed frustration at not being given a wildcard for the HSBC Championships at Queen's Club, saying it would have been a "classy gesture" to get one.
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Dan Evans: British star says it would have been a 'classy gesture' to give him a wildcard for Queen's Club
Dan Evans has criticised the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) for not giving him a wildcard for Queen's Club; watch the ATP and WTA Tours live on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+, streaming service NOW and the Sky Sports app
British tennis star Dan Evans has criticised the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) for lacking "class" and not handing him a wildcard for this week's HSBC Championships at Queen's Club ahead of his retirement.
Evans, who announced he is to retire from tennis after this summer's Wimbledon, was refused a main draw pass into this week's ATP 500 event with the LTA instead opting for Jack Pinnington Jones, Arthur Fery and Toby Samuel.
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