Miami.- The Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic He crushed on Friday to the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov and advanced to the final of Miami Masters 1000 (United States), where he will fight for title number 100 of his extraordinary career.
Djokovic beat Dimitrov 6-2 and 6-3 in 70 minutes and was erected as the most veteran finalist of a 1000 Masters Tournament at 37 years and 10 months.
The Balkan giant will fight Sunday for his seventh crown in Miami in front of the winner of the other semifinal between the American Taylor Fritz and the young Czech promise Jakub Mensik.
Djokovic, who had finished his quarterfinals against Sebastian Korda less than 24 hours earlier, gave a tennis lesson to the experienced Dimitrov in front of the gaze on the tribune of Lionel Messi.
The Astro of Inter Miami came with his wife, Antonella Roccuzzo, at Hard Rock Stadium to witness how Djokovic wrote another piece of history in tennis.
This time the Serbian snatched Roger Federer the longest finalist brand of a 1000 Masters, a category created in 1990 and that is only below the four Grand Slam tournaments.
The Swiss teacher held that record since his victory in Miami in 2019 at 37 years and seven months.
Djokovic also matched Federer as the only tennis players to reach the end of ATP in 20 consecutive seasons.
Victim of their mistakes
Dimitrov, four years younger than the Serbian, arrived with one more day of rest to the semifinal, but succumbed under the huge service of the Serbian and his own torrent of non -forced errors, with a total of 32 for only five of his rival.
The Bulgarian stayed like this without his second final followed in Miami after his defeat last year against Italian Jannik Sinner, the great absent of the current edition, which saw other favorites like Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev soon.
Djokovic, who competes in Miami for the first time since 2019, did not reach the final since he raised the last of his six crowns in 2016.
On Sunday he will have the opportunity to uncheck Andre Agassi and lifted as the greatest winner in the history of the event.
