Coco Gauff overpowered defending champion Iga Swiatek to reach the Madrid Open singles final for the first time.

Since the ATP Masters 1000 format was introduced in 1990, Casper Ruud is just the third player to win each of his first seven quarter-finals on clay, after Guillermo Coria and Rafael Nadal

Casper Ruud marched into his first Madrid Open final without dropping a set after the Norwegian beat Francisco Cerundolo 6-4 7-5 in Friday's semi-final despite struggling with a rib injury before the match.