Impressive Khachanov outplays De Minaur to book spot in Vienna Open final

Karen Khachanov moved into the final of the Vienna Open by beating Australian Alex De Minaur, the second seed, 6-2, 6-4 at the Wiener Stadthalle.

Victory in the Austrian capital marks the continuation of a fine run of form for the Russian, who won his seventh ATP title in Almaty last week.

Khachanov is now on an eight-match winning streak and is seeking his third title of the season, having also taken the crown in Doha back in February.

Khachanov, ranked No 24, will play No 7 seed Jack Draper next.

Earlier in the tournament, the Russian defeated Brazilian qualifier Thiago Seyboth Wild (6-2, 6-4), American Brandon Nakashima (1-6, 6-3, 6-4) and Italian Matteo Berrettini (6-1, 6-4).

De Minaur, ranked No 10, beat German Jan-Lennard Struff (2-6, 6-2, 6-2), Italian Flavio Cobolli (7-6 (2), 3-1 ret.) and qualifier Jakub Mensik (6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-4) in the previous rounds of the Vienna tournament.

Vienna ATP 500, other semi-final result (Wiener Stadthalle, hard, EUR 2.470.310):

• Jack Draper beat Lorenzo Musetti (6): 6-2, 6-4