Holger Rune rallies past Casper Ruud and reaches Italian Open final

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Holger Rune battled from a set and break down to seal a 6-7(2), 6-4, 6-2 win over world No 4 Casper Ruud in an absorbing all-Scandinavian Italian Open semi-final and will now meet Stefanos Tsitsipas or Daniil Medvedev next.

The French and US Open runner-up took a tight first set on the back of 22 winners, including 11 on his forehand, and looked well on course for a spot in the final after grabbing the first break of the match in the second set for a 4-2 lead.

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