DAN EVANS was blasted out of the Australian Open – after complaining about dwell music interrupting his focus.
As Elton John’s Rocketman and the Beatles’ Let it Be was performed at Melbourne Park, the British No.2 moaned to the referee within the first set of this third-round match concerning the loud sounds drifting throughout to the John Cain Enviornment.
In the long run, Evans couldn't discover a tune himself and was overwhelmed simply in three units 6-4 6-1 6-1 by Canadian Felix Auger Aliassime.
Evans, 31, turns into the final Brit, male or feminine, to depart the singles competitions and the No.24 seed will now head residence to the Center East with £117,000 in his again pocket.
The Brummie received the toss and elected to obtain serve – maybe the worst name by a Pom in Oz with a coin toss since England cricket captain Joe Root elected to bat in Brisbane.
Auger Aliassime, the taller man by seven inches, crashed down three ace – 118mph, 121mph and 118mph – and confirmed his serving arm was in nice movement.
On a sticky afternoon, Evans began to really feel the warmth, shouting to the official: “I really feel like I'm taking part in in a dwell band.
“I’m not apprehensive concerning the individuals, (it’s) the music.
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“It’s not like it's a little bit loud, it's on the court docket…”
The calls fell on deaf ears and after failing to transform two break factors, Evans ultimately crashed the ball into the web at hand the primary set to his youthful opponent.
Evans' frustrations got here to a head earlier than the beginning of the fourth sport of the ultimate set because the Brit crashed his racket in opposition to the gamers bench in anger and it was crumpled past use.
In entrance of Andy Murray, who is aware of a factor or two about epic fightbacks, Evans was unable to summon the reserves to show this spherical.
Auger Aliassime, 21, took management of the second set and was near bageling Evans however that embarrassment was stopped for the Brit within the seventh sport.
It mattered little and Auger Aliassime’s huge serving and energy sport proved decisive as he gained revenge for dropping the Melbourne 2 remaining 12 months in the past.
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