It turns out tennis players can grow up and change, even Holger Rune. Clearly tired of losing big matches to more accomplished players, Rune, the 21-year-old from Denmark who has yet to fulfill the promise of his first seasons,

Denmark's Holger Rune beat Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-4 to reach the Indian Wells ATP Masters final on Saturday, denying the Russian world number six a third straight trip to the title match.He gained the decisive break for a 6-5 lead and pocketed the set when his rolling backhand drew another error from Medvedev.

The Dane entered Indian Wells with a mediocre 6-6 score after a couple of setbacks. However, the young gun has played well in the desert to book a place in the title clash. A year ago, Medvedev defeated Rune 7-5, 6-4 in the Indian Wells quarter-final.