Undeniable hero of the day with his victory at Montecarlo on the world number 1 Novak Djokovic, Dan Evans, 30 years, has not always been in the spotlight. Suspended six months in October 2017 after a positive cocaine test carried out on the sidelines of the tournament Barcelona, the Englishman had at one point disappeared from the ATP ranking. Rejected by some of his peers – including Andy Murray -, the “bad boy” of Birmingham knew how to learn the lessons of this mistake of youth. He kept a low profile, resuming competition in April 2018 at Challenger de Glasgow as unclassified!
Dan Evans in 2018, at Colomiers during the Interclub final
And guess who had brought the point of the win? Benoît Pair and Dan Evans!
He was lucky to be able to count on his exceptional tennis to move up the ranking quickly enough, without a boost, that is to say without a lot of wild cards. But at this time, his heads turned away. Yet when Laurent Recouderc, the captain of theUS Colomiers makes its market for Interclub, he does not hesitate to integrate Dan Evans in their team, alongside Benoît Pair. A stroke of genius because the Toulouse suburbs will become champions of France in December 2018 in Talence by dominating the neighbors of Blagnac. And guess who had brought the point of the win? Benoît Pair and Dan Evans ! And the party was very beautiful!
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