Dan Evans to end career at Wimbledon with doubles wildcard

British tennis player Dan Evans will conclude his professional career at Wimbledon after being awarded a doubles wildcard for the tournament, though his hopes for a singles wildcard remain pending. The 36-year-old, who announced his retirement last week, expressed disappointment after being passed over for a wildcard into the main draw of the Queen's Club Championships, a traditional Wimbledon warm-up event.

Evans, a former world No. 21 and a member of Great Britain's 2015 Davis Cup-winning team, said he believed his service to British tennis warranted a farewell opportunity at Queen's. Instead, wildcards were awarded to three younger British players-Jack Pinnington Jones, Arthur Fery, and Toby Samuel-all of whom are currently ranked inside the top 150. Evans, ranked 244th after an injury-plagued season, entered qualifying and lost in the first round to American Marcos Giron.

"It would have been a classy gesture to give me a wildcard, but obviously that was lacking on this occasion," Evans said. He added that he was "a bit perplexed" by the decision from the Lawn Tennis Association, which operates the Queen's event. The LTA declined to comment on the matter.