Newsletter

Dan Evans smokes Kyle Edmund after a failed handshake

British stars Kyle Edmund and Dan Evans collided after a new handshake, to resist social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic, it went terribly wrong.

But the fiery game had a crescendo during the post-game match when Evans fired Edmund.

tennis racquets as a sign of sportsmanship." data-reactid="28">Instead of shaking hands, to respect the rules of social distance, the players touched the tennis rackets as a sign of sportiness.

But Edmund appears to have slapped Evans’ racquets, which infuriated British star No. 1.

“Be very careful Kyle, be very careful friend,” Evans said on the net.

Evans smokes after Edmund’s collision

Not long afterward, Evans could be heard saying to his teammate, “My fucking rackets.”

“Did you see what he did to my racket?

“He just put on my racket. When I put my racket there, it simply tied my racket. “

The commentator stressed that after the game there was a lot of “tension” between the couple as the game was important.

Fans on social media have agreed that Edmund was overzealous and seems to have felt his frustration with Evans.

Evan’s victory on the second day of the competition was one of only two wins for Union Jacks.

Andy Murray continued to lose in mixed doubles with the British Bulldogs leading the Union Jacks 18-8.

Comments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Trending