Last year, Dan Evans admitted that his professional tennis career was ‘coming to an end.’
The former British number one made the comment after losing to Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon Men’s Singles second round.
Since then, Evans has played 13 professional singles matches, winning six of those contests.
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Evans contested his last match at the Australian Open, losing in the first round of qualifying to young Japanese prodigy Rei Sakamoto.
The Davis Cup champion is set to make his return to competitive play four months after defeat in Australia.
Dan Evans is set to play Roland Garros qualifying
Evans was set to make his return to competitive play in March at the Cherbourg Challenger.
However, the British player eventually withdrew from the event.
Evans is now scheduled to make his return in May at the French Open.
Last year, Evans defeated compatriot Billy Harris in the first round of French Open qualifying. He then lost to wildcard Clement Tabur.
Evans last competed in the Roland Garros main draw, losing in the first round to 13th seed Holger Rune.
| Women’s singles | Men’s singles |
| Emma Raducanu | Cam Norrie |
| Katie Boulter | Jack Draper |
| Francesca Jones (Q) | Jacob Fearnley |
| Harriet Dart (Q) | Jan Choinski (Q) |
| Jack Pinnington Jones (Q) | |
| Billy Harris (Q) | |
| Arthur Fery (Q) | |
| Toby Samuel (Q) | |
| Jay Clarke (Q) | |
| Dan Evans (Q) | |
| Liam Broady (Q) | |
| Oliver Crawford (Q) | |
| Harry Wendelken (Q) |
As reported by the Lawn Tennis Association [LTA], Evans is one of 12 British players set to compete in the Roland Garros Men’s and Women’s Singles qualifying draws.
In total, 17 British players are currently set to compete in the singles draws at Roland Garros – which is a record according to the LTA.
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Dan Evans’ Roland Garros debut
Evans, the former world number 21, made his first professional appearance at the French Open in 2014, losing in the first round of qualifying to Gastao Elias.
Three years later, the British star made his debut in the main draw.
Again the Briton lost, this time to Spaniard Tommy Robredo.
Remarkably, Evans has only recorded one victory in the French Open main draw, despite playing in the tournament on nine occasions.
His sole victory came in 2022 when he defeated Francisco Cerúndolo 7-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the first round of the main draw.
Evans was then defeated in the second round by Swedish player Mikael Ymer.
