Record-breaking Novak Djokovic through to Miami Open semifinals in fine style

The match was not as comfortable as the scoreline may suggest for the veteran Djokovic as he was trailing 5-2 in the second set before hitting back to secure victory in a tie-break.

"I am very relieved I won in straight sets," Djokovic told Sky Sports.

"I was quite nervous to be honest because you never know what comes from Korda. He's so aggressive, so talented and can play any shot. I was on the back foot and it was a tense match.

"This was my best serving performance for me so far. I was quite nervous because you never know what comes from Korda - he's so aggressive and talented.

"I was on my back foot, waiting for his error rather than dictating from the back of the court. When I needed a first serve I got it but a tense match and great performance."The records continue to tumble for Djokovic and he beat a landmark set by his old rival Roger Federer as he stormed into the semi-finals of the Miami Open.

Every match Djokovic wins seems to set a new record during this phase of his career and this latest win saw him become the oldest player to reach an ATP Masters 1000 semi-final, surpassing Roger Federer's record.

Federer was 37 years and 222 days old when he reached his last ATP Masters 1000 semi-final, also in Miami, back in 2019. Now, Djokovic will play in the last four of the same tournament at the age of 37 years and 295 days.

Djokovic now also holds the best combined win rate of any male player at the Indian Wells and Miami Open, with the Serbian boasting an 84.6 per cent win rate from with 99 match wins and just 18 defeats in the prestigious 'Sunshine Double' events.

He will also set another record when he meets Grigor Dimitrov in the semi-finals, as the combined age of 71 years and 262 days between the veteran duo will add up to the oldest between two opponents in an ATP Masters 1000 semi-final since the format was introduced in 1990.

The bigger goals this week for Djokovic must be his pursuit of a 100th career title and with top seed Alexandr Zverev and No 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz both out of the tournament, he looks well placed to reach that stunning milestone.

It would also edge him closer to the all-time record of tournament wins set by Jimmy Connors, which stands at 109.

"It would definitely be amazing to get to that record," said Djokovic of his chase for the most tournament wins in tennis history.

"Connors is someone that I truly admire and respect. He's always very supportive of me in public, so I'm very thankful for that. It would be amazing.

"It's probably more difficult to achieve that nowadays for me than maybe it was some years ago. I'll go step by step. I'll see. I don't know how long I'm going to compete for. But I'm still enjoying myself when I play well.

"My only target now is to play well against Grigor in the semi-finals and then we will see what happens after that."

Djokovic's roar at the end of his latest win towards his coach Andy Murray confirmed his fire is burning brightly as he looks to claim his 100th title in one of the biggest tournaments of on the ATP Tour.

When this six-time Miami Open champion is in this mood, it is impossible to back against him coming out on top.

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