Novak Djokovic reaches Miami Open final, 100th career title in sight

Novak Djokovic of Serbia is one win away from a 100th career singles title, after breezing past Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria 6-2, 6-3 on Friday to reach the Miami Open men's singles final.

After having his serve broken to start the match, Djokovic quickly settled down, breaking back in the next game and later doing so again to grab a 4-2 advantage on a mis-hit forehand by the 14th-seeded Dimitrov.

The Serbian wrapped up the opener when his Bulgarian opponent's volley sailed long, and he maintained the momentum in the second set to jump out to a 3-0 lead.

Djokovic pounded an unreturnable serve on his second match point to improve to 13-1 in career meetings with Dimitrov.

The fourth seed's serving masterclass in South Florida showed no sign of letting up in the semifinals. He missed just six first serves while pounding five aces and only committing one double fault.

"After that first game, where I don't think I did anything wrong, he just played a phenomenal game to break my serve. I just felt I was in the flow," Djokovic said. "I was playing all the right shots, making him play an extra shot ... overall another great straight-set win to put myself in a fantastic position to fight for a trophy in two days."

The 37-year-old superstar has competed in 307 Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour-level tournaments in his storied career, triumphing in 99. And among the 76 Grand Slams he has entered, the Serbian has won a men's record 24.

American great Jimmy Connors won 109 singles titles during the Open Era while Swiss legend Roger Federer captured 103.

Djokovic will be heavily favored in Sunday's final (against the Czech Republic's Jakub Mensik) to win a seventh Miami Open crown, which would break a tie with Andre Agassi for most titles at the Masters 1000 event.