World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty swept Spanish wild card Paula Badosa scoring her 16th straight red-clay win to reach her first Mutua Madrid Open final. EPA-EFE/RODRIGO JIMENEZJohn Isner snapped a streak of six straight losses vs. Top 10 opponents edging Andrey Rublev 7-6(4), 3-6, 7-6(4) at the Mutua Madrid Open. EPA-EFE/CHEMA MOYAPaula Badosa made history as the first Spanish woman in the 19-year history of the Mutua Madrid Open to reach the semifinals. EPA-EFE/CHEMA MOYARafael Nadal roared past Alexei Popyrin into his 15th Madrid quarterfinal. EPA-EFE/RODRIGO JIMENEZ“He has an amazing serve and amazing shots from everywhere,” Nadal said of Alexei Popyrin, who won seven straight points to start the match before bowing in straight sets. EPA-EFE/CHEMA MOYATop-seeded Rafael Nadal improved to 40-0 in clay-court matches vs. qualifiers. EPA-EFE/CHEMA MOYASecond-seeded Daniil Medvedev continued to struggle on clay losing to Cristian Garin. EPA-EFE/CHEMA MOYANo. 16-seeded Cristian Garin toppled second-seeded Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-7(2), 6-1 at the Mutua Madrid Open. EPA-EFE/CHEMA MOYAWorld No. 22 Casper Ruud scored his first career Top-5 win upsetting No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas. EPA-EFE/Rodrigo Jimenez
