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Dan Evans said a controversial foot-fault call caused him to lose concentration as he slumped to a bruising first-round exit to leave just two Brits in the Roland Garros singles draw.
Evans, seeded No 20, lost 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to Australian wildcard Thanasi Kokkinakis after chucking away a 4-1 second-set lead which caused him to smash a water bottle in anger.
The 33-year-old Brit claimed he and clay courts were ‘not sleeping in the same bed’ ahead of this tournament but after this chastening experience, he might as well move out.
His clay-court season started in promising fashion with runs to the semi-finals in Marrakesh and Barcelona but he has now fallen to first-round defeats in Monte Carlo, Madrid, Rome and Paris.
Evans slammed the officials for a foot-fault call at 4-1, which also led him to vent his
