Desperate Dan sorry for 肯定的な コカイン 実験(する) but ITF provisionally 一時停止するs him

British number three Dan Evans has been 手渡すd a 一時的に 中断 by the International Tennis 連合 after 実験(する)ing 肯定的な for コカイン in April.

Evans, who is 階級d 50th in the world, will now 行方不明になる Wimbledon next month and could 直面する a 禁止(する) of up to four years.

The 27-year-old called a 圧力(をかける) 会議/協議会 at the Novotel hotel in London on Friday afternoon where, in a 70-second 声明, he said he took the 実体 out of 競争 and for 推論する/理由s “完全に 関係のない to tennis”.

Evans said: “This is a very difficult day for me and I 手配中の,お尋ね者 to come here in person to tell you guys 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’s really important you know this was taken out of 競争 and the 状況 was 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’ve let a lot of people 負かす/撃墜する - my family, my coach, my team, sponsors, British tennis and my fans.

“I can only 深く,強烈に apologise from the 底(に届く) of my heart. This has been an 極端に sad and humbling experience.”

An ITF 声明 said Evans’ 肯定的な 実験(する) was 確認するd at the Barcelona Open and the player was 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金d on June 16 with an anti-麻薬ing 違反.

The 声明 追加するd: “As 肯定的な 実験(する)s for 非,不,無-明示するd 実体s carry a 義務的な 一時的に 中断, Mr Evans will be provisionally 一時停止するd with 影響 from 26 June, under Article 8.3.1(c) of the 2017 TADP, 未解決の 決意 of the 事例/患者.”

The 重要な 判決,裁定 of the World Anti-麻薬ing Code is Article 10.2.3, which says a 禁止(する) for a “非,不,無-明示するd 興奮剤” like コカイン can be 減ずるd from four to two years if: “the player can 設立する that it was Used Out-of-競争 in a 状況 関係のない to sport 業績/成果.”

LTA 業績/成果 director Simon Timson said: “We are very disappointed at the news that Dan Evans has 実験(する)d 肯定的な for a recreational 実体. 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.”

Evans climbed into the 最高の,を越す 50 earlier this year after an excellent 上昇傾向 in results, which 含むd reaching the last 16 of the Australian Open. In May 2015, he had dropped as low as 772nd.

Evans was stripped of all LTA 基金ing in 2008 after it was 設立する he stayed in a nightclub until the morning of a junior (テニスなどの)ダブルス match he was 予定 to play at Wimbledon.

His 基金ing was again 削減(する) in 2010 and 2012 for a perceived 欠如(する) of かかわり合い but Evans had cleaned up his 行為/法令/行動する in 最近の years, which the results showed.

Former British Davis Cup captain John Lloyd told BBC 無線で通信する 5 Live: “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.”

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