Nothing to do for Matteo Berrettini who comes out in the quarterfinals of the Miami Master 1000, defeated by the American Taylor Fritz. The match ended in three sets (two hours and 44 minutes) with an incredibly balanced game. The final score was 7-5, 6-7, 7-5.
Djokovic The oldest Miami 1000 semifinalist
The six-time winner of the tournament, the number 5 of the world Novak Djokovic qualified for the last four of Miami’s Masters 1000 becoming at 37 years and 10 months the oldest semifinalist in this category of tournaments created in 1990. The former number 1 of the Serbian world won 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) against the American Sebastian Korda (25) and will face on Friday in the semifinal. Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov (15), qualified on Wednesday. Before Djokovic, the oldest semifinalist of a Masters 1000 was his former Swiss rival Roger Federer, who reached the semifinals in Miami in 2019 at 37 years and 7 months.
Olympic champion in 2024, the man with 24 Grand Slam titles is looking for the 100 title of the ATP Tour in Miami, who would bring him closer to the 103 titles of Federer and the 109 of Jimmy Connors, the most winning player in the history of the male circuit. “Obviously I have been playing the best tennis for some time now. It is nice to live tournaments like this and performance like these, they motivate and encourage me to do even more,” he commented enthusiastic. The Serbian needed only one break point in the first set to carry out 5-3 and win the opening set on his service.