MADRID, Spain -- Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will play for both the No. 1 ranking and the Madrid Open title after both won their semifinals in straight sets on Saturday. The top-ranked Williams will have a chance to win her 50th career title after beating Sara Errani of Italy 7-5, 6-2, while No. 2 Sharapova recorded her 500th career win at all levels after seeing off Ana Ivanovic 6-4, 6-3. Sharapova has won all 10 sets she has played on Madrids outdoor red clay court. Williams, however, boasts a 12-2 record against the Russian. After a skittish start, Williams dominated Errani and broke her final service game in both sets. "I feel I played solid," Williams said. "In the second set more than in the first, I made a few less errors, which is something I needed to do." The defending champion improved to 5-0 against the seventh-ranked Errani and to 30-2 overall this year. Williams said Sharapova would pose a difficult challenge. "I feel this whole tournament I have only played clay-court opponents," said Williams. "All have been smaller than me. Tomorrow will be a different game, more power." Williams struggled with her shot-making early, uncharacteristically misfiring on three smashes in the first set, which she still managed to pull out after falling behind 3-1. The 15-time Grand Slam winner then started clicking with her serve and held two games to love, but she needed four set points before finally breaking Errani with a forehand winner placed just inside the line to grab the lead. Ahead a set, Williams pressed her advantage and eased through the second. On Sunday, Williams will play her first final on red clay since 2002. Last years trophy at the Caja Magica came on the experimental blue clay surface that was removed following players complaints it was too slippery. After Sharapova took the first set, Ivanovic opened up a 2-0 lead in the second. 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The Philadelphia 76ers will become the first North American professional sports team to own an esports team.The team will announce Monday that it has acquired long-time franchise Dignitas and upstart Apex, which offers a guaranteed spot in the highly coveted League of Legends Championship Series, and operate under the Dignitas name.Terms were not disclosed, but more established esports team brands have been offered in the marketplace at valuations between $5 million and $15 million. WME-IMG represented Dignitas in the transaction. The acquisitions come about a year after a presentation on the growth of esports was made at the NBA Board of Governors meeting.76ers CEO Scott ONeil said, We were smart enough to know what we didnt know, so ONeil brought on Greg Richardson, an executive who has had a career in consumer tech and video gaming and will oversee the project for the team.The market created itself and became a product that a quarter billion people are watching, and when they watch, theyre watching an hour and half a day, Richardson said. But at the same time, its an incredibly large, immature market that is somewhat of a Wild West.The 76ers are used to making first moves. On May 16, the first day the NBA allowed a team to sign a company to put its logo on a jersey starting in the 2017-18 season, the 76ers announced a three-year deal with StubHub. 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Our owners, Josh [Harris] and David [Blitzer], have big eyes, big vision and big appetite.The past five years, Harris and Blitzer have acquired a total of seven franchises, including the 76ers, the New Jersey Devils, some minor league teams and English Premier team Crystal Palace.ddddddddddddheres no denying the fact that esports presents corporate America with a way to reach millennials in a way stick and ball sports just isnt, ONeil said.Dignitas , which has been in the space for 13 years, has teams in various leagues that play in five games: CS:GO, League of Legends, Overwatch, Heroes of the Storm and Smite.Although Richardson said there might be some fun cross-branding between the 76ers and their esports team, the two markets, he said, have their differences, and if you dont respect that youre in trouble.One of the most important synergies in the deal could be in the mass merchandising of esports player jerseys. Gear has been available at tournaments and online but has always been limited. Michael Rubin, owner of Fanatics, the largest online sports retailer in the U.S., is a minority partner of the 76ers and is part of this deal.In May, German soccer team FC Schalke 04 bought a League of Legends spot in the European Championship Series.Former NBA player Rick Fox owns Echo Fox teams. Sacramento Kings minority partners Andy Miller, Mark Mastrov and Shaquille ONeal, along with Alex Rodriguez and Jimmy Rollins, are partners in NRG, which competes in more than five disciplines.It hasnt been smooth sailing for these entrants, especially in League of Legends, where, in their first season, FC Schalke was relegated and NRG fell back to the Challenger league in the North American equivalent.Teams have also entered the esports space by signing gamers. Premier League teams Manchester City and West Ham have signed esports stars, and so has Bundesliga team Wolfsburg. ' ' '