Djokovic to Face Mensik with 100th Title Within Reach at Miami Open

Novak Djokovic moved to within one win of his 100th career title on Friday, outclassing Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-3 to cruise into the final of the Miami Open, where he will play Czech teenager Jakub Mensik.

- Agence France-Presse

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Djokovic, who now has a 13-1 record against the Bulgarian, totally dominated the contest, which was over in 69 minutes.

The Serb — who at 37 is now the oldest man to reach an ATP Masters 1000 final — will take on a 19-year-old in Sunday's final after the big-serving Mensik beat world No.4 Taylor Fritz 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (4).

The match between Djokovic and his 33-year-old opponent was the oldest semi-final in Masters 1000 history, with a combined age of 70, but it was the older of the pair who dominated.

Djokovic was broken on his first service game but that was the extent of his difficulties as he maintained his record of never losing in a Miami semi-final.

The serve was once again Djokovic's strong suit — he made 87% of his first serves and hit five aces — but his all-round game was impressive and he will head into Sunday's final confident of becoming only the third man after Jimmy Connors (109) and Roger Federer (103) to win 100 titles.