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Holger Rune: "I think I did well to be honest. When he was hitting hard I was there with some good counter-punches. I managed to close it out in two sets, which is good for the energy

Top seed Holger Rune overcame Roman Safiullin 6-4 7-6 (0) in the Brisbane International semi-finals, setting up a final against second seed Grigor Dimitrov who beat Jordan Thompson 6-3 7-5.

I think I did well to be honest. When he was hitting hard I was there with some good counter-punches," said the 20-year-old Rune, who reached his ninth tour-level final.

"I managed to close it out in two sets, which is good for the energy. I'm playing better tennis every day and physically I'm feeling great, so I'm happy."

World No 8-ranked Rune will be aiming for a fifth title on the ATP tour when he faces second-seeded Dimitrov on Sunday

It's exactly how I wanted it to be, to get the most amount of matches as possible," Rune added of his run in Brisbane.

"It's a great challenge tomorrow to try to see where I'm at when it really matters

Since opening with a tough win over Andy Murray, 2017 champion Dimitrov has only conceded eight games