Dan Evans throws racket and suddenly retires saying ‘my wrist broke’ | Tennis | Sport

Dan Evans suddenly retired from the Guangzhou Huangpu International Tennis Open while leading Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-4 2-1, threw his racket and claimed that he broke his wrist on court. He was competing in the quarter-final, having already defeated fellow Brit Oliver Crowford and home favourite Charles Chen in previous rounds.

Evans was in form and on course to seal a place in the final four when he disagreed with a call from the umpire, claiming that Cerundolo had hit the ball out down the line, which would have given Evans a break in the second set. However, the official ruled the shot in.

“The ball is this far out,” Evans told the umpire and measured with his hands. “You can see it? trying your best again? No! He’s [Cerundolo] saying sorry to me, he’s saying sorry, you understand that.”

A spectator in the stands shouted at the 35-year-old, who directly replied: “Thank you, you are as well.”

Evans appeared to purposefully drop his racket to the floor in frustration.

The British No. 5 was still able to break his opponent, however, despite being taken to deuce. But he suffered a nasty fall earlier in the match that ensured he was unable to finish the set.

Evans had retired eight days earlier in a Shanghai Challenger match with Filip Peliwo, having complained of dizziness and headaches.

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At 1-0 in the second set, Evans fell to the floor and said, “I fell on my left hand.” Cerundolo came over to Evans’ side of the court to check on his opponent, who tried to play through the pain.

After receiving lengthy medical treatment, Evans got back to his feet but at 1-1, received a code violation for his comments to the official.

Evans said “it’s your guys’ job,” before getting cut off and the umpire replied: “We were trying our best. We were trying our best to get him…”

The Brit hit back: “I try my best mate but he’s just broken me, I get nothing for it.”

Evans immediately broke back to lead 2-1, amid complaints from Cerundolo about another point that he felt should not have been awarded to Evans, but the Briton winced in pain as his Argentine opponent sent a shot too long.

After 75 minutes of action, Evans walked gingerly over to the umpire and informed him that he was struggling.

Getting back to his feet, Evans played using only his right hand before throwing his racket in frustration towards his chair, walking to Cerundolo and conceding the match.

Cerundolo will face another British star, Billy Harris, in the semis on Saturday.