Nadal reaches 7th straight final at Madrid Open
Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will play for both the No. 1 ranking.
MADRID (AP) - Rafael Nadal reached his seventh consecutive final since returning from a knee injury by brushing aside wild-card entry Pablo Andujar 6-0, 6-4 at the Madrid Open Saturday.
Nadal had little trouble extending his winning streak in clay-court semifinals to 46 matches, polishing off his overmatched countryman after winning the first six games.
The Spaniard will play the winner betwen Tomas Berdych and Stanislas Wawrinka.
Nadal has won four of six finals since a seven-month layoff healing his hurt left knee.
Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will play for both the No. 1 ranking and the women s title after both won their semifinals in straight sets.
