Djokovic rolls into Miami semi-finals

Reuters: World number one Novak Djokovic rolled into the Miami Open semi-finals with a 6-3 6-3 romp over Tomas Berdych on Wednesday as he continued his pursuit of a fifth title in six years on Key Biscayne.

Djokovic did not face the difficulty that he had in his fourth round match, when he was forced to fend off 14-of-15 break points, while he also attacked Berdych’s second serve to advance to a clash with Belgium’s David Goffin after 99 minutes. Goffin beat France’s Gilles Simon 3-6 6-2 6-1 in the day’s other quarter-final.

Djokovic’s triumph over Berdych continued a trend of domination with the Serb clocking up his 10th consecutive victory over the Czech.

“Obviously it does have a certain effect,” Djokovic told reporters of the lopsided record. “Maybe (it) factors in the mental side coming into the match.”