Nadal in quarters, Barty enters final
MADRID: Rafael Nadal swept into the Madrid Open quarter-finals on Thursday with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Alexei Popyrin while Ashleigh Barty booked her spot in the women’s final by beating wildcard Paula Badosa. Dominic Thiem also reached the last eight after beating Alex de Minaur 7-6(7), 6-4. India’s Rohan Bopanna and Canadian Denis Shapovalov stunned top seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah 6-3, 6-4 to reach the men’s doubles last-8.