Warm-up for Murray

Andy Murray is to warm up for Wimbledon with two exhibition matches at the Aspall Tennis Classic at Hurlingham next week.

The world No 1 has added the event into his schedule following his early exit at Queen’s Club, where he suffered a shock loss to world No 90 Jordan Thompson on Tuesday.

The exact schedule of Murray’s matches has not yet been confirmed but he is likely to play on Tuesday and Friday.

Murray, 30, last played at Hurlingham in 2014 after he lost in the last 16 at Queen’s.

An ITF statement said Evans’ positive test was confirmed at the Barcelona Open and the player was charged on June 16 with an anti-doping violation.

The statement added: “As positive tests for non-specified substances carry a mandatory provisional suspension, Mr Evans will be provisionally suspended with effect from 26 June, under Article 8.3.1(c) of the 2017 TADP, pending determination of the case.”

The key ruling of the World AntiDoping Code is Article 10.2.3, which says a ban for a “non-specified stimulant” like cocaine can be reduced from four to two years if “the player can establish that it was Used Out-of-Competition in a context unrelated to sport performance.”

LTA performance director Simon Timson said: “We are very disappointed at the news that Dan Evans has tested positive for a recreational substance.

“We absolutely condemn any form of drug-taking and will support the process which needs to take place.”

Evans climbed into the top 50 earlier this year after an excellent upturn in results, which included reaching the last 16 of the Australian Open.

In May 2015, he had dropped as low as 772nd.

Evans’ last match came at an ATP Challenger event in Surbiton earlier this month when he retired with a calf injury during a quarter-final against Germany’s Dustin Brown.