English tennis star Dan Evans has revealed that he watched Roy Keane on The Tommy Tiernan Show to help him through a three hour heat suspension during his first-round match at the Australia Open.
The world no. 27 was two sets to one up in his game against Argentinian Facundo Bagnis - before going on to win 3-1 - when play was suspended.
While having a lie down, Evans explained that he passed the time with the popular talk show, which suggests that the programme may be gaining a wider international audience.
“I showered, obviously, had a bit of food, stretched out," said Evans.
Then I had a lie down. I mean, I actually watched Roy Keane on that Tiernan show. It was quite a good 37 minutes, if you really want to know what I did. And then [I] stretched again and got ready to go.
Dan Evans Is A Fan Of The Tommy Tiernan Show And Roy Keane
Tommy speaks to his first guest of Season 7, Roy Keane #TommyTiernanShow
Missed the start of tonight’s show? Catch up now on @RTEOne +1 or on the @RTEplayer tomorrow via https://t.co/vNTsmdOGP7 pic.twitter.com/INHLS9dIvU— Tommy Tiernan (@Tommedian) January 7, 2023
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“It’s strange because I never even knew about the rule, to be honest,” Evans said about the stoppage in play. “I came back from the toilet [after winning the third set], and then the guy said, ‘You’re going in’. I never knew about the rule. I never thought about it. I just knew it was hot. Once the wind stopped it was horrible.”
‘I actually played very well when I went back out. I had won the third, I felt like he was struggling. He was going to the towel a lot at the back of the court a lot. And then sort of it was quite long, and then I had to start again. I didn’t feel great going back out. But then I actually played very well when I went back out.”
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