Daniel Evans is currently the second highest-ranked British player in singles and British no. 5 in doubles and therefore, he's an ideal pick for a Davis Cup team.
Throughout his career, Evans played a total of 30 matches for his country, out of which he won 11. However, all of those matches were in singles and during a recent interview with iNews, the Brit hinted that he would like to participate also in doubles.
“It’s f**king annoying. It’s disappointing. To be frank, it’s a bit insulting also that I haven’t been picked ever to play the Davis Cup [in doubles],” Evans told iNews.
“This is meant in the nicest possible way to the doubles guys, there’s nothing against them – but I don’t need to play doubles on the tour to prove how good I am at doubles. When I do, I normally do okay."
“I think we need to look past doubles rankings for a Davis Cup tie and if a game style fits or a game style doesn’t then maybe we should be picking other people.”
“I had the conversation [asking to play] in Austria,” Evans added. “I played with Neal before for a year to try and play Davis Cup, and didn’t get picked. I’m at a loss as to why I’ve never played."
Evans admitted that it's also insulting to him and hinted, that he will need to discuss his participation in the team with team captain Leon Smith, as he said:
“It’s frustrating as I said, and a bit insulting as well. It’s something I have to think about going forward if I want to put myself in that position again to keep going there and we’re not getting the right results."
“Maybe I should maybe have a conversation and sit down, and if he [Smith] wants to go a different way then it’s entirely up to him. He’s the captain. It’s disappointing and mainly it’s for the team. I don’t want to play for myself. I want to play because I think that’s the best for the team.”
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