On the back of her straight sets victory, Paula Badosa became the first Spanish woman in 25 years to advance to the BNP Paribas Open final.
The World No.27 went past the German player in straight sets to book a spot in her second WTA 1000 semifinal of the year.
Ashleigh Barty, second seed Aryna Sabalenka, Ons Jabeur, and former world No 1 Karolina Pliskova reached the first quarterfinal.
Ons Jabeur Friday reached the second week of the Wimbledon, and describes this as one of the greatest moments of her life. She is now the first ever Tunisian woman to reach this fa...
The Aussie had to retire in the second set of her match against Magda Linette due to a left hip injury on Thursday.
The three-time champion Kvitova edges past the German to reach the third round in Madrid.