British star Dan Evans smashes racket in Indian Wells tantrum while Emma Raducanu wins and hits back at critics | 18N5311 | 2024-03-08 16:08:01
Dan Evans furiously smashed his racket throughout his Indian Wells exit on Thursday while fellow British star Emma Raducanu beat Rebeka Masarova.
British No.Three Evans loses his mood while enjoying towards Roman Safiullin in the first round of the distinguished occasion in California.
The incident occurred within the third set on Courtroom Three after world No. 42 Safiullin hit a winner to break his opponent and take a 6-1 5-7 5-2 lead.
World No.45 Evans seemed dejected after dropping the point after which walked over to his chair earlier than smashing his racket to the ground in anger.
'That's a racket smash and a half!' the Sky Sports activities commentary group stated as they watched Evans' meltdown unfold before he went on to lose the third set 6-2.
Evans, 33, has endured a troublesome start to the season and has gained just two of his eight matches in 2024.
There was higher news for fellow British participant Emma Raducanu within the ladies's singles, who recorded a 6-2 6-Three win over world No.96 Masarova.
Raducanu could be set to face world No.2 and Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka in the third round if she will get previous 30th-seed Dayana Yastremska.
The 21-year-old – a US Open champion in 2021 and ranked inside the world prime 10 a yr later – returned from 9 months on the sidelines in January following long-term damage issues and is looking to return to the top of the sport.
Raducanu was pressured to defend herself from criticism this week after it emerged she had attended the opening of a luxurious lodge in Dubai simply two days earlier than crashing out of a tennis event.
She lost to Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina in Doha final month but had been pictured at the One&Only One Za'abeel lodge alongside ex-supermodel Naomi Campbell.
Quizzed if she would reduce on off-court occasions, Raducanu informed The Times: 'Under no circumstances truly.
'I feel that I educated [with] three hours of tennis, an hour and a half within the health club and had two hours off within the night. But I don't know, you must inform me what I should do in my off time from 8pm until 10pm.
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'It's principally like training in Dubai after which having a nice dinner with lots of people. The only distinction is my dinners go public.'
British veteran Andy Murray, meanwhile, faces fifth-seed Andrey Rublev within the second round after his opening victory over David Goffin.
Russian star Rublev has been slammed in current weeks after he was disqualified in Dubai for unsportsmanlike conduct, screaming in the face of a line decide.
'All of us gamers – and I feel I've been guilty of it myself – we must be just a little bit careful of the best way that we converse to officers and deal with officials,' Murray stated.
'There's an enormous difference between rugby and soccer – rugby is a superb example for how one can cope with it. Officers are handled respectfully and we might in all probability do a better job with it in tennis as nicely.
'On the end of the day, we as players shouldn't be doing that. We are the one in the improper – not the official.'
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