Danish teenager Rune battles past De Minaur to reach final in Stockholm
The 19-year-old will play Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas or Finn Emil Ruusuvuori in the final
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Dane Holger Rune, the No 7 seed, advanced to the final of the Stockholm Open by edging out Australian Alex de Minaur, the No 5 seed, 4-6, 7-6 (1), 7-5 at the Kungliga Tennishallen on Saturday afternoon.
Rune, ranked No 27, will face the winner of the match between Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, the top seed, and Finn Emil Ruusuvuori next.
“It was a brutal match from the beginning to the end,” Rune said. “Super-long rallies, really exhausting. He takes the ball super early and puts you under a lot of pressure but I am super happy I was able to raise my level towards the end of the second set and I started a bit better than expected in the third. I am super happy with how I fought until the end.”
The 19-year-old Dane is through to his third final of the year, having won his first title in Munich earlier in the summer.
He beat Brazilian Thiago Monteiro (7-5, 6-2), Chilean Cristian Garin (7-6 (2), 6-1) and second seed Cameron Norrie (6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-3) earlier in the tournament.
In the previous rounds, De Minaur, ranked No 23, beat Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi (6-3, 6-1), American J.J. Wolf (6-4, 6-2) and Canadian Denis Shapovalov, the No 4 seed (6-2, 7-6 (4)).
Stockholm ATP 250, other semi-final result (Kungliga Tennishallen, EUR 648.130):
- Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Emil Ruusuvuori
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