Tennis - WTA 1000 - Madrid Open - Caja Magica, Madrid, Spain - May 6, 2021 Australia's Ashleigh Barty with Spain's Paula Badosa Gibert after winning their semi final match REUTERS/Juan Medina
(Reuters) - World number one Ash Barty swatted aside Paula Badosa 6-4 6-3 on Thursday to advance to the final of the Madrid Open and exact revenge for her shock loss to the Spanish wildcard last month.
Barty, who lost to Badosa in the quarter-finals in Charleston, struck 30 winners in an immaculate display that extended her winning run on red clay to 16 matches.
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