Djokovic into QFs, Sabalenka to face Paolini in semi-finals

Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka

Novak Djokovic cruised into the quarter-finals of the Miami Open on Tuesday with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Italian Lorenzo Musetti in one hour 22 minutes.

Musetti, the 15th seed from Tuscany, got off to a flying start to take a 2-0 lead in the first set, but then proceeded to lose the next nine games as the Serb, looking confident and sharp, ran away with the match.

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"It was tough, particularly in the first seven, eight games of the match. But I think breaking his serve to come back to two-all and break right away at 3-2, it was a momentum shift and I tried to use that," said Djokovic.

In the women's singles, World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka battled back in the second set to blast her way into the semi-finals with a 6-2, 7-5 win over China's Zheng Qinwen. She will face Italy's Jasmine Paolini in the semis.

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