World No.1 Iga Swiatek has saved three match points on the way to victory in a pulsating three-hour battle with the Australian Open champion in Madrid.
Andrey Rublev and Felix Auger-Aliassime will contest the Madrid Open final after they qualified in very different circumstances at the Caja Magica.
Concerns are growing over Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz's fitness for the French Open after he pulled out of next week's Italian Open with his arm problem.