Iga Swiatek has progressed to the Madrid Open final for the second year in a row after a dominant 6-1 6-3 win over Madison Keys.
The world No. 1 has never won the WTA 1000 title in the Spanish capital, but the four-time Grand Slam singles champion will have another shot at the trophy after an emphatic 70-minute win over Keys.
Swiatek will play either Elena Rybakina or face a potential Madrid Open final rematch with world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, who won last year’s final in three sets.
“I wasn’t thinking about what happened last year,” Swiatek said after beating Keys.
“But for sure repeating this great result is a great thing and I’ve got a chance to play a nice match in two days.
“Overall I’m really excited and I’m happy overall with the whole tournament anyway.”
Swiatek is aiming for her third WTA 1000 title of the season after winning in Doha and Indian Wells.
The world No. 1 raced off to a perfect start against Keys, winning the first three games in a row as the No. 18 seed struggled to get into any rhythm.
Keys tried her best to keep up with her opponent who was dominating from the baseline, but Swiatek broke the Keys serve again thanks to an unforced error. Swiatek wrapped up the first set in just 31 minutes.
The second set followed a similar pattern with Swiatek breaking the Keys serve to go 3-1 up with a vicious backhand passing shot.
From there Swiatek did not look back and wrapped up another dominant set with a love hold of serve.
Rybakina and Sabalenka face each other later on Thursday.