Evans’ fine Monte Carlo run ended by Tsitsipas in semi-finals

Evans had previously enjoyed little success on clay until this week, when he shocked world number one Novak Djokovic on the way to the last four

British number one Dan Evans saw his run at the Monte Carlo Masters ended in the semi-finals by Greek world number five Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Evans had previously enjoyed little success on clay until this week, when he shocked world number one Novak Djokovic on the way to the last four.

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However, beating Tsitsipas proved a step too far as 30-year-old Evans was outclassed in a 6-2 6-1 defeat.

Tsitsipas will meet Russian sixth seed Andrey Rublev in the final on today.