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Evans Calls Fokina's Early Match Complaints 'Pathetic'

8/1/2025

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Tensions flared at the National Bank Open as British tennis star Dan Evans took aim at Alejandro Davidovich Fokina's complaints about early match times. Fokina's frustration over his 11:00 a.m. start fell on deaf ears, with Evans labeling the outcry as "pathetic" and encouraging his fellow player to embrace the challenge of the schedule.

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Tensions flared at the National Bank Open as British tennis star Dan Evans took aim at Alejandro Davidovich Fokina's complaints about early match times. Fokina's frustration over his 11:00 a.m. start fell on deaf ears, with Evans labeling the outcry as "pathetic" and encouraging his fellow player to embrace the challenge of the schedule.