Nadal to meet Djokovic in Sony Open finals after quarter-final 'walkovers'

The world's top two seeds, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will meet each other in Sunday's Sony Open final after both of their opponents pulled out of their respective semi-final clashes in Miami.

The second-seeded Serb progressed when Japan's Kei Nishikori withdrew from their match with a groin injury while the Spaniard went ahead after Tomas Berdych was laid low by gastroenteritis.

According to the BBC, the seventh-seeded Berdych said that he woke up early in the morning with pain in his stomach, while Nishikori, who beat Roger Federer in the quarter-finals, revealed that he knew there was a problem when he could not move from side to side during his morning warm-up on Friday.

The report mentioned that Djokovic, who is trying to win the Miami title for the fourth time, also had a walkover in the third round when Florian Mayer pulled out with a groin injury.

Nadal and Djokovic will meet for the 40th time on Sunday, with the Spaniard 22-17 ahead in their personal battle but having lost the last two encounters, the report added.