Simona Halep and Kristina Mladenovic advance to Mutua Madrid Open semifinals More from Ashley Ndebele:

MADRID, Spain -- Defending champ Simona Halep had no trouble dispatching CoCo Vandeweghe in the quarterfinals of Mutua Madrid Open on Thursday.Halep, whose last two matches were three-set battles, only lost two games in the match, winning 6-1, 6-1. Today s