World number one Iga Swiatek breezed into a second straight Madrid Open final with a comfortable victory against Madison Keys.
A dominant Swiatek needed just 70 minutes to wrap up a 6-1 6-3 win against the American 18th seed.
The Pole, who is bidding for a third title of 2024, finished runner-up to Aryna Sabalenka in Madrid last year.
Belarusian second seed Sabalenka will set up a repeat of the 2023 final if she defeats Elena Rybakina later on Thursday.
Swiatek, 22, controlled her match against Keys from the offset as she raced to a 3-0 lead in the opening set, dropping only three of the first 17 points.
The four-time Grand Slam champion, who is a clay-court specialist, broke and consolidated to go 3-1 up in the second set before striking again on Keys’ serve at 5-3 to reach her third WTA 1,000 final this season.
Keys, a US Open finalist in 2017, could not capitalise on the few chances she had, missing out on three break points and making 28 unforced errors to Swiatek’s eight.
