Norway's Casper Ruud outlasted Spain's Jaume Munar 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (7/4) on Saturday to reach the ATP Dallas Open final.Ruud hit a backhand down-the-line winner to grab a 4-2 tie-breaker lead, took a 5-3 edge when Munar was wide with a backhand volley and went to 6-3 on an overhead smash.

Jaume Munar (No. 64 in the world) meets Casper Ruud (No. 5) in the semifinals at the Dallas Open.Munar heads into the semifinals after winning in three sets, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, over

Jaume Munar is enjoying a fantastic week in Dallas as the Spaniard has beaten two seeds en route to the semis. After stunning Ben Shelton in the round of 16, he came through a three-setter against eighth seed Matteo Arnaldi on Friday to make it to the semis.

Denis Shapovalov advanced to the ATP Dallas Open final by defeating defending champion Tommy Paul and world number four Taylor Fritz. He will face Casper Ruud, who overcame Jaume Munar in a tough semifinal.

For the third consecutive match in his Dallas Open title defense, Tommy Paul overcame a fellow American to advance in the semis.

Matteo Arnaldi has already beaten one Spaniard as he comes off an outstanding 6-1 6-3 win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. The Italian dominated in every facet as he comprehensively outplayed the Spanish player and now he faces another as he meets Jaume Munar.