Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna reached the semifinals of the Rome Masters after getting a walkover from rivals Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek even as Sania Mizra and Bethanie Mattek-Sands crashed out of the women's event.
Nadal in final
Rafael Nadal beat Tomas Berdych 6-2, 6-4 in the semifinals to inch closer to trophy, while Victoria Azarenka set up title clash with world number one Serena Williams after defeating Sara Errani 6-0, 7-5 on Saturday.