Dan Evans reaches Murray River Open final

British number one Dan Evans raced past Jeremy Chardy in 60 minutes to reach the final of the Murray River Open.

The eighth seed beat France’s Chardy 6-2 6-2 in Melbourne to reach the third ATP Tour final of his career.

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He will play Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime, who was similarly swift in dispatching rising French player Corentin Moutet 6-1 6-2.

Evans will begin his Australian Open campaign against compatriot Cameron Norrie on Tuesday.

Evans played two matches on Friday, beating Marcos Giron and Borna Coric to set up a meeting with Chardy.