Monte Carlo Masters 2021 – Giantkiller Dan Evans’ dream run ends with Stefanos Tsitsipas defeat

Updated 17/04/2021 at 13:39 GMT

Evans had doubled his career clay-court victories in a single tournament after a brilliant run in Monte Carlo that saw him claim the scalp of world number one Novak Djokovic. The Brit only won three games against Tsitsipas but will head into the remainder of the clay-court season with confidence he can claim more wins.

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Dan Evans’ dream run at the Monte Carlo Masters came to an end as he was easily beaten by Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semi-finals.

The Brit had knocked out world number one Novak Djokovic and David Goffin en route to the last four, but could not spring another surprise as he went down 6-2 6-1 to the Greek fourth seed.

Prior to touching down in Monte Carlo, Evans had only won four matches on clay – a tally he matched with his memorable run.

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