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 reach the Madrid Open final and exact revenge for her shock loss to the Spanish wildcard last month.
The Australian has advanced to her maiden Madrid final and will meet Aryna Sabalenka, who cruised past Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2 6-3 in the second semi-final.
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