BARCELONA, Spain (AP) Dominic Thiem defeated Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-4 in the Barcelona Open semifinals on Saturday, becoming the first player other than Novak Djokovic to defeat the Spaniard on clay four times.
Thiem will try to win his second title of the year on Sunday in a final against Russian Daniil Medvedev, who upset fourth-seeded Kei Nishikori 6-4, 3-6, 7-5.
The fifth-ranked Thiem won his first title of the season by defeating Roger Federer in the Indian Wells final in March. It will be his first final on clay since last year's French Open, where he lost to Nadal.