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. The conductor brings the orchestra to life 🎻 Relentless @DjokerNole advances into a record-extending 60th Masters 1000 final! @MiamiOpen | #MiamiOpen pic.twitter.
com/R3kKuooxCn A victory on Sunday will also take Djokovic’s Miami title count to seven, which will take him past Andre Agassi’s six titles and make him the most successful male player in the history of the tournament. Djokovic meanwhile, bounced back in style after getting .
