Tennis news - Dan Evans and Neal Skupski through to Monte Carlo finals with impressive victory

Dan Evans and Neal Skupski pulled off a huge upset to beat Monte Carlo Masters doubles favourites Robert Farah and Juan Sebastian Cabal.

The Colombian duo were the number one seeds but were on the back foot in the first set when the British pair held their own and won 7-6(7-0) on the tie break.

Cabal and Farah fought back in the second to claim the set 6-2, setting up a decisive third.

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They claimed victory and made their way into the final with a 10-4 decider.

Evans lost earlier in the day in the singles semi-finals when he fell 6-2 6-1 to Stefanos Tsitsipas.

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Tennis news - Dan Evans and Neal Skupski through to Monte Carlo finals with impressive victory

Britain's Dan Evans continued his remarkable success at the Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco when he and partner Neal Skupski defeated the tournament's number one seeds, Colombian duo Robert Farah and Juan Sebastian Cabal. Evans lost earlier in the singles semi-finals to Stefanos Tsitstipas.