Tesni Evans . . . Top Ten On The Planet And You’ve Probably Just Walked Past Her

Tesni Evans could end 2018 with another title in Monte Carlo, consolidating her status as one of the leading squash players in the world. But if it’s fame and fortune she’s after, she’s probably in the wrong game – at least for a while – as she tells Graham Thomas. Tesni Evans laughs and rolls her eyes before confessing that the subject matter – money – is a popular one on the women’s professional squash circuit. “It’s a bit of a running joke,” says the ninth best player in the world. “A lot of the girls will mention a female tennis player who’s just said they don’t get enough prize money – or a guy complaining about the same – and ask, ‘I wonder how they’d cope as a squash player?’