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Alex De Minaur to face Tommy Paul at Mexican Open after beating Holger Rune in semi-final

Alex de Minaur struggled early against Holger Rune, but he dominated the latter stages of the match to reach the final in Acapulco. (Getty Images: Hector Vivas)

Alex De Minaur has a chance to win his seventh ATP Tour title after the Australian saw off a top-10 opponent in Denmark's Holger Rune in the semi-finals of the Mexican Open in Acapulco.

In a match played in sapping humidity that ended just short of 3am, local time, De Minaur held his composure and finished strongly to beat the world number 10 in a scoreline of 3-6, 7-5, 6-2. 

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