One more victory and the 100th trophy will end up in his hands - Novak Djokovic, at the age of 38, continues to chase records, to change history...
The most decorated tennis player of all time, with a victory over Grigor Dimitrov (6:2, 6:3) and in front of football legend Lionel Messi, advanced to the finals of the tournament in Miami, one step away from the much-desired "hundred".
He will have to do it against the better player from the Taylor Fritz - Jakub Menšík duel.
"I knew even after the Olympics that I would go for my hundredth title at every subsequent tournament - I will do my best, play well and hope to reach the hundredth," said Djokovic.
Djokovic had already broken records the day before, when at 37 years and 10 months he became the oldest tennis player ever to reach the semifinals of a Masters 1.000 series. Logically, he has now also become the oldest player to reach the semifinals of a final.
Djokovic won his neighborly duel with the Bulgarian tennis player in just an hour and 11 minutes, playing like in his best days, practically without a mistake - for the 142nd final of his great career, or the 60th in the Masters Series.
He has won 1.000 trophies from the 40 series tournaments so far, and interestingly, his first one was in Miami in 2007, when, as a 19-year-old, he defeated current coach Andy Murray in the semifinals and Argentine Guillermo Canas in the final.
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