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JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Just realised that Evo is about to see a real collapse in his ranking, as Washington falls off in the next couple of weeks. He could drop down over 100 places to the 160's.

I am assuming he will have the US Open entry covered ok, but then is going to have to work really hard to get back to the top 100 for the AO.

Presumably we will see him in lots of post US Open challengers, or post Davis Cup at least as he tries to build back.

seagull · Hall of fame

Doesnt help that he cant defend his title as same week as Olympics

Priesty · Challenger level

Hate to say this but it wouldn't surprise me if he's planning to call time on his career after the Games. He's already twice had to drop back down from the tour into the futures and challengers, firstly through injury and then because of the drugs ban and I have my doubts as to whether he'd want to do it again.

Would love to be proved wrong though.

seagull · Hall of fame

Well he has entered a challenger the week after Olympics rather than Canada qualifying so suggests he is not adverse to dropping down again.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

My feeling about Dan has always been that he's someone who appreciates the value of a dollar

No matter how much he's racked up

And I don't think he has many obvious natural avenues open to him (might be wrong but I can't see him coaching, and I'm not sure he's the media type)

I was always convinced he'd come back after the drugs ban. And I think he'll carry on, because he enjoys it and because it's his best way to earn decent money at the moment.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
My feeling about Dan has always been that he's someone who appreciates the value of a dollar

No matter how much he's racked up

And I don't think he has many obvious natural avenues open to him (might be wrong but I can't see him coaching, and I'm not sure he's the media type)

I was always convinced he'd come back after the drugs ban. And I think he'll carry on, because he enjoys it and because it's his best way to earn decent money at the moment.

Totally agree, this is what I would think as well (although didnt he do something at Wimbledon last year, or am I thinking of someone else?). And he wrote an article in the press that was mentioned in another thread. I would think he would be a good commentary expert analyst type, in terms of insight, as his whole game has had to be based on working out opponents and finding a way to beat them.

But for now, agreed he will try and fight back to the top and take pride in doing so.

Sheddie · administrator

www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-14544987/The-Apprentice-Max-England-fired-Lord-Sugar-Dan-Evans-tennis-career-humbled.html

Fun article in the Daily Mail about a recent Apprentice candidate who tried briefly to make it on the pro tour. Sounds like he was a decent junior, knew Billy Harris, Marcus Willis etc.

Naturally I looked him up on the ITF website:
www.itftennis.com/en/players/max-england/800313503/gbr/mt/s/activity/

Played a few futures in the UK, and won quite a few matches in qualifying but never enough to make a main draw and get a ranking. I think he was perhaps a bit unlucky at the time with some Futures having 3 rounds of qualifying back then (I remember some of the Spanish futures would have 4 rounds!)

He drew Evo in a futures qualies in early 2013 during one of Dan's spells in and out of the game. Lost 2 and 4, a decent score against someone who would make the US Open third round 6 months later, but he recalled feeling that Dan had 2 or 3 extra levels.

Priesty · Challenger level

Not planning to retire just yet it seems -

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/cx27ddj2dkko

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Priesty wrote:
Not planning to retire just yet it seems -

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/cx27ddj2dkko

And, if he can make the top 100 again, wouldnt that be great!! Do it your way, Dan, if you still enjoy it, why not?!

Sheddie · administrator

Full Dan interview can be listened to somewhere here:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002c5cd

Declares his ambition to make it back to the top 100

christ · Futures level

It seems to me that current and future ranking isn't that important - the fact that he is still enjoying the game is much more relevant. I find that he is still a joy to watch (with the sound off), even if he doesn't win very often.

indiana · Tennis legend

Sheddie wrote:
Full Dan interview can be listened to somewhere here:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002c5cd

Declares his ambition to make it back to the top 100

The most particuiar Dan bit is in just the 2 minutes near the end between 59 mins and 1:01. He signs off with "It's good fun".

Pretty good general Rome preview show, with Kelly Cates, Russell Fuller, the excellent Naomi Broady and Dan, discussing such as the Jannik Sinner return, Jack D, Katie B ( with interview ) and Emma ( with interview) just before the specific Dan part. Dan pretty frank about Emma's coaching situation - '"staggering" that she hasn't got something more solid in place and that she should "maybe just have got Petch at all costs if that's who she wanted" - ie. as full time coach.

I used to think Dan might be too much of a loose cannon for a media career but I increasingly see the possibilities.

Sheddie · administrator

I love Dan's frankness - he's the most compelling out of all the British tennis personalities. As a pundit, he would be way more entertaining than most.

I think Liam would make for a superb pundit too, having once interviewed him and seen him dip his toes into TV last year, but Dan's caustic soundbites are media gold.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Dan is a smart man

And one with a social conscience

www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/tennis/dan-evans-warns-top-tennis-stars-be-careful-at-queen-s-as-complaints-launched/ar-AA1GNqwh