Williams sets up Azarenka tie

Serena Williams will play Victoria Azarenka in the final of the Madrid Open after seeing off Lucie Hradecka in the last four.

Hradecka managed to take the first set to a tie break but Williams came out on top and then brushed the Czech qualifier aside in the second set to seal a 7-6 (7-5) 6-0 victory. Williams will take on world number one Azarenka in the final on Sunday after her straightforward 6-2 6-4 win over Agnieszka Radwanska in the other semi-final.