Holger Rune said he went into Saturday's BNP Paribas Open semifinal against Daniil Medvedev with a Plan A and a Plan B. He didn't reveal what those plans were, but he chose the right one, pulling off a 7-5, 6-4 win to move into his first final at Indian Wells.

The 21-year-old from Denmark solved the riddle of Medvedev, who had made the last two finals here, by being patient and trying to make it "annoying" for him.

"Yeah, obviously I have a lot of respect for Daniil. He's a very difficult player to play. He makes you play uncomfortable shots," Rune said. "I tried to play as good as possible, making it difficult for him, trying to, you know, play different kind of shots to mix up the rhythm in the game. I tried to make every shot that he has to play annoying for him. Slices, slow slices, some mixing the tempo, hitting hard on some, looping some."

Rune, the No. 13-ranked player in the world who has been as high as No. 4 in his career, preached patience during his win and the second-to-last point of the match was the perfect example. He and Medvedev engaged in a long rally with the score 30-30 on Rune's serve. The point lasted at least 25 strokes and in the end it was the veteran Medvedev who flinched hitting a shot long.

On match point, Rune blasted a solid first serve in and Medvedev could only get a racket on it and hit a fluttering ball back that Rune put away, to clinch a trip to the finals -- his fourth at the Masters 1000 level and first in Indian Wells.

"That was crazy," a still-out-of-breath Rune told the crowd after the match. "At the end, there were some super long points and rallies and I had to stay patient and wait for the right ball which is difficult against Daniil who always plays incredible here. But, I don't know, what a day and what an atmosphere."

Rune's win came in front of an almost full Stadium 1 crowd on a pitch-perfect weather day in Indian Wells.

He will now face Jack Draper in Sunday's final. Draper was a surprise winner as he upset Carlos Alcaaz 6-1, 0-6, 6-2. Rune has one Masters 1000 win in his career, the 2002 Paris Masters. This will be Draper's first Masters 1000 final.

Rune prevented Medvedev from being just the third man to play in three consecutive BNP Paribas Open finals (Federer did it twice, Djokovic did it once). He lost both of those finals to Carlos Alcaraz.

Rune soared up the rankings as an 18-year-old and has not had as much success in recent years. But he said being a little older than his younger self allowed him to beat Medvedev on Saturday.

"I definitely feel that it's not just been a tournament where, you know, I closed my eyes and everything, you know, just went in," he said. "I feel like I'm definitely building the points, mixing up the tempo, grinding, finding solutions when they're tough. I think the thing is that I'm more experienced mentally. I'm stressing less than I was back then."

Rune, whose last name rhymes with tuna for those who love pronunciation, turned the tables on Medvedev who beat him in last year's quarterfinals here by the same 7-5, 6-4 score.

His win ensures Sunday's championship match will be a very young one. It will be the first time any Masters 1000 or Grand Slam event will pit two players born in the 2000s. He was born in 2003 and Draper was born in 2001.

This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: Holger Rune solves Daniil Medvedev, makes first Indian Wells final