13 May,2018 09:56 AM IST | Madrid | Agencies
Dominic Thiem serves to Kevin Anderson during the semi-final match in Madrid on Saturday. Pics/AFP
Dominic Thiem followed up his sensational victory over World No. 1 Rafael Nadal by easing past Kevin Anderson 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday to reach the Madrid Masters final.
The fifth-seeded Austrian, who ended Nadal's 21-match winning streak on clay on Friday, needed just 85 minutes to dispose of his South African opponent. Thiem, chasing a maiden Masters title, will face either German second seed Alexander Zverev or Denis Shapovalov of Canada in today's championship match.
South Africa's Kevin Anderson returns to Dominic Thiem
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Edmund loses his cool
Meanwhile, Kyle Edmund's impressive run at the Madrid Open came to an angry end as he was beaten by Canadian teenager Shapovalov in their quarter-final clash on Friday night.
Edmund lost his cool towards the end of a tight second set when he stopped after a spectator called out, and Shapovalov proceeded to serve an ace.
Teen Shapovalov cruises
The incident temporarily affected Edmund, who had to subsequently save a match point to force a deciding set, in which he eventually fell to exit the tournament 5-7, 7-6 (8/6), 4-6.
Edmund had acquitted himself against a player rated as one of the game's rising stars, swapping breaks early in the first set before a sloppy final service game saw the British No. 1 fall behind. A tight second set burst into life in the 10th game after the incident which saw Edmund engage in a furious exchange with the umpire over a point he considered could have cost him the match.
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