Djokovic into last four with ‘great’ win over Korda

In their rescheduled match, Novak Djokovic defeated American Sebastian Korda to reach the Miami Open semi-finals.

The fifth-ranked player won the second set by coming back from a break to record a 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) victory.

The 37-year-old is aiming for a seventh title in Miami as the oldest player to have completed the final four of an ATP Masters 1, 000 match.

After Emma Raducanu’s quarter-final match didn’t finish until after 23:00, past the ATP’s cut-off point, the match was scheduled to start on Wednesday but was moved to Thursday at short notice.

Djokovic told Sky Sports, “You wait an entire day and if it’s for the rain, I guess you accept it.” However, this was planned, and then the matches and everything just kept getting longer, Djokovic said.

“It was okay to get some sleep because the match was postponed for today and it wasn’t too early.” I didn’t go to bed until 2.30 a.m., which disrupts your body’s rhythm, so I’m happy to stay awake.

With a host of top-10 seeds already out, the draw has opened up for the Serbian to add another Miami title to his record as it makes his first semi-final appearance at this tournament since 2016 .

In the eighth game, Djokovic effectively broke his opponent’s serve to take the opening set on Thursday.

However, the 24-time Grand Slam champion had to dig deep in the second, when some impressive serving forced a tie-break and earned him the victory.

“Best serving performance for me so far,” Djokovic declared. You never know what comes from Korda, says the actress, “because he is so aggressive and talented.”

Instead of dictating from the back of the court, I was on my back foot, waiting for his error. I got a first serve when I needed it, but it was a tense match and a fantastic performance.