He was beaten by world number eight Andrey Rublev in the quarter-finals in Monte Carlo last month and although he won in Barcelona, had to save a championship point to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final. Nadal's defeat puts a question over his form before the French Open, which starts on 30 May - a tournament which he has won 13 times. Ruud, the world number 22, followed up his shock win over Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas in the previous round with a 7-5 6-1 victory over Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan. Two-time champion Simona Halep became the latest contender to fall in Madrid A Look Back At The 2019 Mutua Madrid Open Year Champion. The other semi-final will feature eighth seed Matteo Berrettini of Italy against Norway's Casper Ruud.īerrettini recovered from losing the opening set to Chilean 16th seed Christian Garin before coming through 5-7 6-3 6-0. Beating him in his house, in Spain, is incredible but the tournament is not over yet."
"It is the toughest thing to do in our sport. Full schedule of today's tennis matches and order of play, including direct access to watch live, plus highlights & full replays. "It's definitely one of the biggest wins of my career so far, especially on clay against Rafa," said Zverev. The match will be a repeat of last year's US Open final, which was won by Thiem. Zverev will face third seed Dominic Thiem in the last four after the Austrian defeated American John Isner 3-6 6-3 6-4. It was his third straight victory over the 34-year-old.