Four-time champion Rafael Nadal will take on two-time winner Novak Djokovic in the Madrid Open semi-finals after the Spaniard saw off David Goffin.

Nadal, seeded fourth, beat the Belgian ninth seed 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 after Djokovic earlier had a walkover when Kei Nishikori withdrew with a wrist injury.

#MMOpen Rafa #Nadal def. David Goffin 7/6(3) 6/2 for a spot in the SF’s to face Djokovic! #VamosRafa pic.twitter.com/NouPJ4u3q0

— King Of Clay™ (@Rafaholics) May 12, 2017

In the other half of the draw, Uruguay’s Pablo Cuevas will play Borna Coric or Dominic Thiem.

Third seed Simona Halep beat Anastasija Sevastova 6-2 6-3 in the women’s semis.

The Romanian goes on to face France‘s Kristina Mladenovic or Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final.

Culled from BBC Sport