Wimbledon star hints he may never return after cracking Andy Murray joke

Dan Evans has hinted that his Wimbledon career may be over after losing 6-3, 6-2, 6-0 to Novak Djokovic on Centre Court. Ahead of The Championships, Evans told Express Sport that he could go into local coaching once he hangs up his racket.

And it appeared the 35-year-old is seriously considering calling time on his career after exiting Wimbledon in the second round.

"I don't know. See what this year brings. After certain swings, you sit back and take count of everything. Have to decide at the end of the year. There will definitely be some sort of chat at the end of the year, what I want to do, not with life," Evans said.

"If I'm able to do it. It's not getting any easier, that's for sure. Waking up after playing matches is hard now. I'm not saying I can't walk when I wake up. Yeah, muscles hurt, et cetera. It's just not as easy as it used to be - without sounding Andy Murray-esque dramatic. I can wake up, but it's just not as easy."

Evans took a wildcard to enter the Wimbledon draw and beat fellow countryman Jay Clarke in round one.

But he now sits at No.170 in the world rankings so could be made to qualify for the majority of events going forward.

"To be honest, I've been so into this grass season, I've not really scheduled going forward," he added. "I need to sit down, I need to look what that looks like. If I want to go away straightaway...

"I imagine after these few weeks, this last month, I'll be pretty tired whenever I look back and recap on it. I guess it's important to just take a bit of time, rest.

"Yeah, the answer is I've not thought about it, basically. There will have to come a time where I make a plan. Yeah, I imagine qualifying for the US Open will probably be my goal if I had to put a stamp on it now. There's a few things which I could play."

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