British tennis player Dan Evans 収容する／認めるs he took コカイン as he 明らかにする／漏らすs he failed a 麻薬s 実験（する） in April

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Tennis bad boy Dan Evans has 明らかにする／漏らすd he has failed a 麻薬s 実験（する） for コカイン, leaving the British No 3 to 直面する an uncertain 未来 in the sport.

The 議論の的になる 27-year-old called a last-minute 圧力（をかける） 会議／協議会 at a west London hotel on Friday evening where he 認める he had 実験（する）d 肯定的な for the 興奮剤 in April.

It will 落ちる on the International Tennis 連合 to 支配する on a 宣告，判決 for the world No 50, who 申し込む／申し出d no 指示，表示する物 that he would contest the finding and said: 'I made a mistake and I must 直面する up to it.'?

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British No 3 Dan Evans has 認める he failed a 麻薬s 実験（する） for banned 実体 コカイン

Evans (left) と一緒に world No 1 Andy Murray during Davis Cup 活動／戦闘 in 2016 in Birmingham

In a 声明 on Friday evening, the ITF, 治める／統治するing 団体／死体 of world tennis, said Evans had been 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金d over a 見本 given at the Barcelona Open in April and he will serve a 一時的に 禁止（する） from Monday. Depending on the 結果 of a 審理，公聴会, Evans could 直面する a 最大限 of a four-year 禁止（する）.

Because the 肯定的な 実験（する） was in 競争 Evans finds himself in a serious 状況／情勢, with 麻薬ing 専門家s explaining to Sportsmail?on Friday night that the 重荷（を負わせる） of proof will be on him to 論証する that he did not take コカイン for 業績／成果 高めるing 推論する／理由s. Only if he is successful in doing that, or he can 供給する other mitigating circumstances for 乱用ing the 実体 in the same way football er Jake Livermore was able to, will he be able to 安全な・保証する a 減ずるd 禁止（する）.

コカイン is often 解任するd as a 麻薬 that is not 業績／成果-高めるing ? the World Anti-麻薬ing 機関 規則s 明言する／公表する that it is banned only in 競争 - but earlier this month the French anti-麻薬ing 当局 challenged that 姿勢 まっただ中に 関心s that such 事例／患者s were on the rise.

Evans has been a 正規の／正選手 in 広大な／多数の／重要な Britain's Davis Cup team for a number of years

The 27-year-old 提起する／ポーズをとるs for the camera during the Hopman Cup New Year's Eve 祝祭 in 2016

Former world No 1 Martina Hingis 実験（する）d 肯定的な for コカイン in 2007 and was banned for two years, which serves as a precedent for Evans, while the ITF sought to 禁止（する） Richard Gasquet for two years when the 興奮剤 was 設立する in his system in 2010. The Frenchman served two and a half months after an 独立した・無所属 法廷 he inadvertently took it when kissing a woman in a nightclub.

Evans, who only spoke for 70 seconds as he read from a pre-用意が出来ている 声明, said: 'This is a very difficult day for me and I 手配中の，お尋ね者 to come here in persona and tell you 直面する to 直面する I was 通知するd a few days ago that I failed a 麻薬s 実験（する） in April, where I 実験（する）d 肯定的な for コカイン.

'It is really important that you know this was taken out of 競争 and the 状況 完全に 関係のない to tennis. I made a mistake and I must 直面する up to it.

'I do not 容赦する for one second to anyone that this was 許容できる behaviour. I have let a lot of people 負かす／撃墜する ? my family, my coach, my team, sponsors, British tennis and my fans.

Evans read out a 声明 at a 圧力（をかける） 会議／協議会 in London on Friday afternoon

'I can only 深く，強烈に apologise from the 底（に届く） of my heart. It is a sad and humbling experience. I hope you understand I will not be taking any questions and I thank you for your support of my career to date.'

The troubling 開発 comes at a time when Evans appeared to have solved his off-法廷，裁判所 問題／発行するs. The former wild child of British tennis, who was fighting a calf 傷害 to be fit for Wimbledon, has three times had his 基金ing 削除するd or 孤立した over a 一連の misdemeanours, 範囲ing from LTA 告訴，告発s of a bad 態度 in 2010 and 2012 to 存在 caught in 2008 at a nightclub until after 3am with his （テニスなどの）ダブルス partner the night before a junior （テニスなどの）ダブルス match at Wimbledon.

His form in the past two years has been impressive, rising from a 最高位の of 772 in April 2015 to 41 in March.

He joined the professional 小旅行する in 2006 and has earned just under £1million in prize money

Former British Davis Cup captain John Lloyd was angry in reaction to the 開発, telling the BBC: 'The 底（に届く） line is how many chances do you get?

'He has had so many in his career where we have written him off, done things like not trained and done the things he needed to, got in trouble and then （機の）カム 支援する.

'It looked like he had finally broken through that with some tremendous 業績／成果s and he was a world-class player. And now this has happened. At some 行う／開催する／段階 it has to change. It is very sad.'

LTA 業績／成果 director Simon Timson said: 'We are very disappointed at the news. We 絶対 非難する any form of 麻薬-taking and will support the 過程 which needs to take place. We are in touch with Dan and we will 申し込む／申し出 appropriate 指導／手引, support and education to him on how best to 演説（する）／住所 the 問題／発行するs he now 直面するs.'

Former British Davis Cup captain John Lloyd (権利) with Evans in Liverpool in 2009

Former British tennis player Andrew 城 was scathing, 令状ing on Twitter: 'He has chucked his career away. A 大規模な mistake. Foolish.'

Greg Rusedski said: 'It's very sad news, as humans we make mistakes. Hopefully he can clean up his life. The 禁止（する） could be anything from six months to two years so it's やめる a serious 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金 at the moment. Hopefully he has good 代表者／国会議員s that can help him out and hopefully he'll learn his lesson.'

Earlier this month the French anti-麻薬ing 機関 AFLD argued that taking コカイン for 麻薬ing 目的s had become '公正に／かなり ありふれた practice'.

At a news 会議／協議会, AFLD 科学の 助言者 Xavier Bigard 主張するd it would be '極端に dangerous to 最小限に減らす its use as a 純粋に recreational 麻薬' with the 機関's 長，指導者 Damien Ressiot 明らかにする／漏らすing that several 事例／患者s 伴う／関わるing コカイン were 存在 調査／捜査するd in フラン.

Bigard said a pattern of コカイン use was 現れるing in sports that 要求する 力／強力にする and strength. Ressiot 報告（する）／憶測d that 'the 大統領，／社長 of the French Rugby League 連合 also said コカイン was a problem in エリート sport'.

Ressiot also complained about a 欠如（する） of co-操作／手術 from the International Tennis 連合 that again 妨げるd the AFLD from 存在 伴う／関わるd in the 実験（する）ing 過程 at this year's French Open.