Djokovic in SFs, Sabalenka faces Pegula in final

Aryna Sabalenka during her semi-final game v Jasmine Paolini on Thursday (right) Novak Djokovic. Pic/Getty Images

Novak Djokovic turned on the style to take his place in the last four of the Miami Open with an impressive 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) win over American Sebastian Korda, becoming the oldest man to reach a Masters 1000 semi-final.

Djokovic made a strong start against Korda, breaking early to get a first set advantage, but Korda showed great resilience in the second set, taking the contest to a tie-break. However, the Serb bounced back strongly in the third, sealing the win with an ace.

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Meanwhile, women's World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka blasted her way into the final with a convincing 6-2, 6-2 demolition of Italy's Jasmine Paolini. Sabalenka needed just 71 minutes to wrap up her win against the sixth-seeded Paolini and will now battle US' Jessica Pegula for the crown.

Pegula sealed her qualification for the title clash whilst ending teenager Alexandra Eala's dream run, beating the 19-year-old from The Philippines 7-6 (7/3), 5-7, 6-3 in a tight match. Eala, a wildcard entrant, had beaten World No.2 Iga Swiatek in the last round.

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