Young gun De Minaur into Nottingham final

Australia's Alex de Minaur will face British No.2 Dan Evans in the final of the ATP Challenger Tour in Nottingham.

Australia's Alex de Minaur is into the final of the ATP Challenger Tour in Nottingham after beating Ilya Ivashka of Belarus.

The Sydney teenager beat Ilya Ivashka 6-2 6-4 on Saturday and now meets Britain's Dan Evans, who came from behind to beat Marcel Granollers.

The 28-year-old Evans is continuing his return from a drugs ban, but was soon put on the back foot by veteran Spaniard Granollers, who made the most of an early break to claim the opening set 6-4.

Evans, who has been handed a wildcard entry for the Fever-Tree Championships at Queen's Club next week, recovered to level the match when two breaks saw him take the second set 6-2.

The deciding set proved a tense affair until Evans finally converted a break point chance to lead 5-3 and then served out for the match.

Evans' 4-6 6-2 6-3 victory over the world No.134 at the second-tier event was completed in just under two hours.


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