Andy Murray says Dan Evans has ‘blown career’ with positive cocaine test | Martha Kelner | Sport
Long road back for fallen Evans
Andy Murray is unwavering in his tough stance on those found to have flouted anti-doping rules and that hard line extends to his friends. The champion revealed he spoke to Dan Evans the night before the 27-year-old announced last month he had tested positive for cocaine. Murray said: “He has let himself down and all of the people that help him. I’m sure his team and family will be extremely disappointed with what he’s done. I have obviously spent a reasonable amount of time with Dan over the last couple of years. He put himself in a position to do really well for the last few years of his career and he has blown that now. It will be interesting to see what he does, if he even wants to come back. It’s going to be a long road back if he wants to do it. He’s made poor decisions in the past and he made another really bad one there.â€
Centre Court reward for Kvitova doctor
The man behind one of the most remarkable comebacks in tennis history was rewarded with a much sought-after seat on centre court. Doctor Radek Kebrle, a specialist at the Hand and Plastic Surgery Institute in Vysoke, a small town 80 miles south-east of Prague, warned the former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova she might never play again after she was attacked with a knife in her home last December. Every finger on her racket hand was affected in what Kebrle called a “horrific†injury.But her sheer bloody-mindedness and the surgeon’s expertise meant she returned to play at the French Open five months later. Kebrle beamed as the 2011 and 2014 Wimbledon winner beat Sweden’s Johanna Larsson 6-3, 6-4 on Monday.
Ilie Nastase no go
There is little chance of “Mr Nasty†evading security after all G4S guards stationed at the gates were shown a picture of the Romanian and warned not to grant him access under any circumstances. Nastase has previously been invited into the Royal Box, wearing military costume for his 2015 appearance. But he would not even be welcome as a paying customer after disgracing himself during a Fed Cup tie in Romania in April.
The former world number one propositioned British Fed Cup captain Anne Keothavong and exploded into several foul-mouthed tirades, reducing Britain’s number one Jo Konta to tears.
Williams knocks back bra questions
Venus Williams gave short shrift to a reporter who asked why she had changed her pink bra for a white one in the rain break during her win over Elise Mertens. There had been speculation an official had asked the 37-year-old to switch to a white one in accordance with the strict dress code. Williams responded: “What pink bra? I don’t like talking about bras in press conferences. It’s weird. It’s kind of awkward for me. I’ll leave that to you. You can talk about it with your friends. I’m going to pass.â€
Becker’s support for Doohan
Peter Doohan, the man who produced one of the biggest shocks in Wimbledon history â€" beating Boris Becker in 1987 when the teenager was going for a third successive title â€" was diagnosed with a particularly vicious form of motor neurone disease in May. Despite Becker’s own struggles, having been declared bankrupt last month, the German sent a text to wish Doohan â€" nicknamed The Bear â€" well and yesterday also tweeted his support. Becker’s financial troubles were briefly addressed during the BBC coverage with Sue Barker remarking: “It hasn’t been an easy few weeks for you, Boris.†To which Becker replied: “To say the least, Sue.â€
Rumour volleyed into long grass
A presenter on Radio Wimbledon, the tournament’s station, suggested there had been talk in the locker rooms about the grass on the famous lawns being longer than usual, owing to recent good weather. But officials insisted the grass was a perfectly manicured 8mm long, as it always has been.
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