(VIDEO) Evans left seething after close call doesn't go his way, throws bottle and receives code violation

Dan Evans was dumped out in the opening round of the 2023 French Open as the British woes went from bad to worse.

Evans booted a water bottle after a close call didn't go his way which summed up his display against Thanasi Kokkinakis.

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He received a code violation as a result of his frustration and spoke post-match.

‘The players are held responsible, but the umpires and line judges are not held responsible,’ said Evans. ‘I’ll be getting fined, obviously, for breaking the water bottle. We’ll just go through the same cycle again, yeah?

‘The foot fault threw me quite a bit in terms of knowing where I was then serving from. My technique sort of got thrown out. It was difficult from then on.

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