Barty cruises into Madrid Open final By IANS | Published on Thu, May 6 2021 22:57 IST | 4 Views Barty cruises into Madrid final. Image Source: IANS News Madrid, May 6 : World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty entered her fourth WTA singles final of the season, beating Paula Badosa 6-4, 6-3 at the Madrid Open on Thursday night. Her opponent in the final will be either Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova or Belarussian Aryna Sabalenka who play their semi-final on Friday. Barty could become only the third women's player to claim the Madrid title while holding the world's top ranking. Dinara Safina (2009) and Serena Williams (2013) are the only others to have achieved this.