**Evans Fails to Qualify for Australian Open Main Draw** Dan Evans' hopes of reaching the Australian Open main draw were dashed as he fell to Japan's Rei Sakamoto in the first round of qualifying in Melbourne. The 35-year-old British tennis player struggled with his serve, committing four double faults and failing to create a single break point in a 6-1, 6-2 loss. Evans, who reached the fourth round in 2017, will have to wait another year to compete in the main draw. Fellow Britons Jay Clarke and Jack Pinnington Jones also fell in straight sets. However, Arthur Fery and George Loffhagen recorded positive results, with Fery beating Australia's Edward Winter and Loffhagen overcoming Germany's Justin Engel. In other news, British players Cameron Norrie and Jacob Fearnley are already in the men's main draw, while Emma Raducanu, Francesca Jones, and Sonay Kartal are set to feature in the women's. Katie Boulter secured her place in the main draw after several high-profile withdrawals.