Aljaz Bedene secured a place in the final of the Hungarian Open with a straight-sets win over Serbian Laslo Djere.
The British number four forced two early breaks to take charge of the opening set before going on to close out a 6-2 6-4 victory in one hour and 19 minutes.
The win was a 16th in succession for Bedene, who had secured back-to-back titles on the second-tier Challenger Tour before coming through qualifying in Budapest and going on to upset second seed Ivo Karlovic in the quarter-finals.
Bedene was ranked outside the top 100 at the beginning of March, but his run sees the Slovenian-born 27-year-old now closing in on a return to the top 50.
After making it into the final of an ATP World Tour event for the first time since 2015, Bedene will now face either top seed Lucas Pouille of France after he beat beat Italian Paolo Lorenzi 6-2 7-5.
Bedene said: "I was working really hard in the pre-season and staying solid, so I am really happy with how I am playing. It is great to play in a final."
