Nadal to face Nishikori in Madrid Masters final


Kei Nishikori of Japan jubilates after beating Spain's David Ferrer in the semi-finals of the Madrid Masters on Saturday. - AFP

MADRID (AFP): World number one Rafael Nadal will face Japan's Kei Nishikori in Sunday's Madrid Masters final after he romped past fellow Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday.

Tenth seed Nishikori had a much sterner test as he needed 10 match points to finally overcome David Ferrer 7-6, (7-5), 5-7, 6-3 in nearly three hours to record his 14th straight win.

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