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Dan Evans eliminated from Wimbledon qualifying after power outage delay

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Last updated Jun 25, 2026

Dan Evans eliminated from Wimbledon qualifying after power outage delay

Summary

Dan Evans faced a challenging exit from Wimbledon qualifying on June 25, 2026, losing to Tristan Schoolkate 7-5, 6-0. The match was interrupted by a power outage that suspended play across 18 courts for over an hour during high temperatures. Evans, 36, criticized the decision not to award him a singles wild card, marking this defeat as the end of his singles career. Wimbledon’s qualifying rounds occur off-site, in contrast to other Grand Slams, but changes are expected as the grounds expand and host qualifying on-site in the future.

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•Dan Evans lost to Tristan Schoolkate in Wimbledon qualifying.
•Play was suspended due to a power outage during the match.
•Evans criticized the wild card decision after his loss.
•Wimbledon qualifying occurs off-site, unlike other Grand Slams.
•The AELTC plans to host future qualifiers on-site.

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After so many British tennis summers, Dan Evans was not expecting to be dipping himself into an ice bath halfway through what proved to be the last singles match of his career. But on the third day of qualifying for Wimbledon 2026, a power outage downed the electronic line-calling system that judges whether shots are in or out, causing matches across 18 courts to be suspended for over an hour. In soaring temperatures, which reached a high of 95 degrees, competitors bidding to make it into the th
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