The British number three was left in a flap by Holger Rune, the umpire and a pigeon at Roland Garros.
Britain’s Daniel Evans serves against Denmark’s Holger Rune during their first round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
The British number three was startled by a bird and rowed furiously with chair official Jaume Campistol before being sent packing by Danish 13th seed Rune 6-4 6-4 6-4. Evans was immediately broken and lost his rag, fuming: “He doesn’t need a conversation on my serve. Let the f****** match play.Earlier, in the second set, Evans had to take evasive action after he was dive-bombed by a pigeon.
Evans could at least force a smile as the ‘clay pigeon’ landed on the baseline and Rune and a ball kid shooed it away.
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