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'A shambles': Dan Evans launches scathing attack on LTA after Wimbledon wild card snub

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We are given a news article about Dan Evans' criticism of the LTA for denying him a Wimbledon wild card.

Constraints:

- 180-250 words total, split into exactly 3-4 paragraphs (each 45-65 words).

- Must use 3-5 bolded terms (only on key details: company, dollar figure, critical fact) - but note: the article has no dollar figures, so we'll focus on company names and critical facts.

- Must avoid banned words/phrases and follow all structural rules.

Steps:

1. Count words: We need 180-250 words. Let's aim for about 200.

2. Structure: 3-4 paragraphs. Let's do 3 paragraphs (each 60-65 words) to be safe.

3. Content:

- Evans, 36, retired after doubles loss with Henry Searle.

- Denied wild card for Wimbledon (and Queen's, Ilkley).

- Called LTA a "shambles" and "total p***-take".

- LTA CEO Scott Lloyd gave tribute: career-high No 21, two ATP titles, Davis Cup/ Olympics contributions.

4. Bold formatting: We need 3-5 bolded terms. We'll bold:

- "LTA" (the organization he's attacking)

- "Dan Evans" (the main subject)

- "Scott Lloyd" (the LTA CEO who gave a positive statement)

- But note: we can only have 3-5 total. Let's plan:

Paragraph 1: Focus on Evans' attack. Bold "Dan Evans" and "LTA".

Paragraph 2: Context of his retirement and the wild card denial. Maybe bold "wild card" (but note: we can only bold 3-5 total, and "wild card" is a key term). However, the rule says: bold only the most newsworthy specifics (key company, critical dollar figure, single most important fact). Since "wild card" is the key issue, we might bold it once. But note: we are limited to 3-5 bolds in the entire summary.

Let's plan the bolds:

- Dan Evans (in para 1)

- LTA (in para 1)

- Scott Lloyd (in para 3, as he's the LTA CEO giving a statement)

That's 3 bolds. We can do 3.

5. Avoid banned words and structure.

6. Word count: We'll write 3 paragraphs of about 60-65 words each.

Draft:

Paragraph 1 (60 words)