Tennis-Ruud battles past Rune to book Acapulco final with De Minaur

Tennis - ATP 500 - Mexican Open - Arena GNP Seguros, Acapulco, Mexico - March 1, 2024 Norway's Casper Ruud celebrates after winning his semifinal match against Denmark's Holger Rune REUTERS/Henry Romero

(Reuters) -Casper Ruud overcame a stern test from ailing second seed Holger Rune on Friday to secure a 3-6 6-3 6-4 win and reach the Mexican Open final where he will face defending champion Alex de Minaur.

De Minaur earlier returned to the title clash when Briton Jack Draper retired from their semi-final meeting because of an undisclosed issue while trailing 6-3 2-6 4-0.