Miami Open: Novak Djokovic becomes oldest Masters 1000 finalist, on verge of 100th career title

Novak Djokovic cruised to a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Grigor Dimitrov to maintain his record of never losing a Miami Open semi-final, and move within an inch of becoming only the third man in tennis history to complete a century of career singles titles.

Novak Djokovic continued to prove that age is just a number by reaching the final of the Miami Open with a victory over Grigor Dimitrov. Djokovic outclassed Dimitrov 6-2, 6-3 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida to improve his record against the Bulgarian to 13-1.

The Serbian superstar thus became the oldest player to reach the final of an Masters 1000 event at 37 years and 10 months of age. Friday’s clash between Djokovic and 33-year-old Dimitrov was also the oldest in Masters 1000 history with a combined age of 70. Ultimately, it was the older of the two players who prevailed in the semi-final clash that lasted 69 minutes.

The 24-time Grand Slam champion, who had won his maiden Olympic gold medal in Paris last year, also finds himself one win away from completing a century of career singles titles. Should he defeat unseeded Czech teenager Jakub Mensik, who is nearly half his age, in the final on Sunday, he will become only the third man in tennis history after Jimmy Connors (109) and Roger Federer (103) to win 100 titles.

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