showed that he can play at a high level again through five great performances at the Australian Open. The British player went through three qualies matches, then overcame the first round main draw opponent Tatsuma Ito and then lost to in straight sets, 7-6 7-6 6-3, in the second round after a close match.
In press conference Evans, who once achieved a career-high ranking at No. 41 before getting a doping ban for taking cocaine, opened on what he did during his break from tennis. I didnt watch any of the matches, Evans confessed. I was probably in a pretty bad place.
The nine months I had off were terrible. Yeah I was in a bad place and thats just how it is. A lot went on, and a lot has gone on a lot of sh*t basically. I had a good amount of people around me telling me it wasnt as bad as I thought, and you come out of it on the other side, and hopefully I can kick on and get back to where I was. Evans also felt emotional in playing Federer in front of a packed crowd: Yeah.
I mean, playing against him is a lot its a lot easier to play against him, to play well against someone whos so good. Theres not as much pressure. Right now I have to do it in the tournaments Im expected to win.
Thats the real test for me its not coming here to lose 6,6 and 4 to Federer. ALSO READ: Rafael Nadal: Worse players than David Ferrer won a Grand Slam title
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