Britain’s Andy Murray will face Rafael Nadal in the Madrid Masters final after beating Kei Nishikori in straight sets.
Murray produced an aggressive display to dispatch the fourth seed 6-3 6-4.
The Japanese struggled to return serve effectively as world number three Murray reached his first Masters final on clay.
“I returned well and put him under a lot of pressure on his serve,” said the Scot, 27. “And my backhand was really good”
