Dan Evans considering leaving Davis Cup Team over 'insulting' doubles snub

Wednesday, 19 October 2022 at 17:30

Dan Evans revealed he could walk away from the British Davis Cup Team over what he sees as an insulting snub in the doubles.

Evans was part of the British team that failed to qualify for the Davis Cup Finals despite playing on home soil in Glasgow. They were beaten by both the Netherlands and the USA with the doubles match being crucial in both ties:

“It’s f***ing annoying. It’s disappointing. To be frank, it’s a bit insulting also that I haven’t been picked ever to play the Davis Cup [in doubles]. This is meant in the nicest possible way to the doubles guys, there’s nothing against them – but I don’t need to play doubles on the tour to prove how good I am at doubles. When I do, I normally do okay."

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The British do have some strong doubles player with Joe Salisbury and Skupski and Evans as well however Andy Murray was chosen to play doubles with Salisbury both times and they lost both times. Evans feels he would have been a better choice.

He added:

"I had the conversation [asking to play] in Austria. I played with Neal before for a year to try and play Davis Cup, and didn’t get picked. I’m at a loss as to why I’ve never played. It’s frustrating as I said, and a bit insulting as well. It’s something I have to think about going forward if I want to put myself in that position again to keep going there and we’re not getting the right results."