Eight-time Masters 1,000 winner Jannik Sinner broke Arthur Fils three times to deny the Frenchman a place in his first final at this level
World number one Jannik Sinner remains on course for a record fifth consecutive Masters 1,000 title after reaching the Madrid Open final with a straight-set win over Arthur Fils.
The Italian won his 22nd successive match to reach his first Madrid final, where he will face second seed Alexander Zverev.
Sinner, 24, has won the opening three ATP 1,000 events of the season - in Indian Wells, Miami and Monte Carlo - and also triumphed in Paris last year.
If he claims a fifth Masters 1,000 title in a row on Sunday, Sinner would surpass Novak Djokovic, who won four consecutive events on three occasions, and Rafael Nadal, who clinched four straight tournaments in 2013.
