Rafael Nadal's victory sets up a possible meeting with Roger
Federer, who plays Nick Kyrgios in the other semi-final Rafael Nadal reached the Miami Open final with a dominant straight-set victory over Italy's Fabio Fognini.
Spain's 14-time Grand Slam champion won 6-1 7-5 to set up
a tie with Roger Federer or Nick Kyrgios, who play their semi-final on Saturday.
Fognini, 29, had become the first unseeded player in 10 years to make the last four by beating Kei Nishikori.
But the world number 40 struggled after a poor start against Nadal, who did not face a single break point.
Federer - who beat Nadal, 30, in the Australian Open final - booked his semi-final place with a victory over Czech 10th seed Tomas Berdych. The Swiss 35-year-old has 17 wins
from 18 matches this year.
Australia's Kyrgios defeated Alexander Zverev in the quarter finals, the 19-year-old German having beaten Stan Wawrinka
in the previous round.
On Saturday, British number one Johanna Konta plays Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki in the women's final at 18:00 BST .
Konta, 25, became the first British woman to reach the Miami
Open final with a 6-4 7-5 victory over Venus Williams in the
last four on Thursday.
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