Even so, fighting fires is one of the best-paying prison jobs available — and it also gives qualifying prisoners a chance to chop time off their sentences.

Everton reached the FA Cup final in 2009 and finished in the top eight of the Premier League nine times, including fourth in 2004-05, which took them into Champions League qualifying.

Seven British players have direct entry into the main singles draws, although Harriet Dart and Billy Harris were unable to add to that number after losing their final qualifying matches on Thursday.

Great Britain's Harriet Dart and Billy Harris have reached the final round of qualifying for the Australian Open, but Heather Watson was beaten at Melbourne Park.

Britons Harriet Dart and Heather Watson made it through to the second round of qualifying on Monday.