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Tennis Tracker: Rune beats Sinner in three sets to join Rublev in Monte Carlo finale

Andrey Rublev will face either Holger Rune or Jannik Sinner in Sunday's final
Andrey Rublev will face either Holger Rune or Jannik Sinner in Sunday's finalReuters
It's semi-final day in Monte Carlo, and we have a set of heavyweight clashes in store. We'll bring you updates and highlights from today's games right here.

22:06 CET - As we round off our day's coverage, hear from Holger Rune after his victory over Jannik Sinner. 

Holger Rune post-match interview
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21:48 CET - Holger Rune (19) will be the one to take on Andrey Rublev (25) in tomorrow's final after he battled back to beat Jannik Sinner (21) in three sets. The Dane lost the first set 6-1, but showed persistence and patience to win the next two sets 7-5, 7-5.

Rune - Sinner highlights
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21:12 CET - With our second semi-final going to a deciding set, here is the ATP Flashmoment of the day. 

ATP Flashmoment of the day
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20:01 CET - Back on court in Monte Carlo with Sinner taking the first game after the delay.

19:33 CET - However, that would be the last game played for a while as rain has set in once more in Monaco.

19:10 CET - Jannik Sinner (21) may have won the first set 6-1 against Holger Rune (19), but the Dane is fighting back with it currently 3-0 to Rune in the second. Are we in for another three-set semi-final?

18:30 CET - See what Rublev had to say following his win which sent him through to the Monte Carlo final.

Rublev interview
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18:00 CET - The rain abated in the principality to help Andrey Rublev (25) to a 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 victory over Taylor Fritz (25) in a topsy-turvy encounter that saw both players break their opponent's serve on multiple occassions. But it is the Russian who makes his way into Sunday's final, where he he will take on Holger Rune (19) or Jannik Sinner (21) - that game is coming up shortly.

Rublev highlights
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16:02 CET - Bad news from Monte Carlo where the players have come off for rain. A quick look at the radar, and this could be set in for the day, but we hope that it clears and we get the semi-finals back on court this afternoon.

15:53 CET - In the meantime, Kazakhstan and France are through to the Billie Jean King Cup finals, with victories over Poland and Great Britain respectively.

Read more about the results here

15:38 CET - And Rublev has bounced back in just 38 minutes. The Russian didn't let the disappointment of losing the first set get to him, and claimed the second set 6-1. To a final set we go.

14:58 CET - It may be drizzling in Monte Carlo, but that won't dampen Taylor Fritz's (25) mood. The American has taken the first set against Andrey Rublev (25) 7-5 after a rollercoaster 45 minutes which included seven breaks of serve. He is now one set away from his second Masters final.

Follow the match live at Flashscore.

9:57 CET - Daniil Medvedev's (27) run at the Monte Carlo Masters came to an end against Holger Rune (19) on Friday but the world number five was happy with his performance at the event as he aims to improve his game on clay.

Read more about that here.

8:05 CET - There were also more results overnight from the Billie Jean King Cup, including victories for the USA's Coco Gauff (19) and Jessica Pegula (29), as well as Canada's Leylah Fernandez (20). 

Read about them here.

7:53 CET - The final four players in Monte Carlo take to the court today, all looking to reach the first major clay court final of the year. At 13:30 CET, Andrey Rublev (25) takes on Taylor Fritz (25), which is then followed at 15:30 CET by Holger Rune (19) against Jannik Sinner (21). Let's hope the matches are far more competitive than yesterday.