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MIAMI, March 31: Argentine Guillermo Canas tamed big-hitting Croat Ivan Ljubicic 7-5, 6-2 to reach the final of the Sony Ericsson Open on Friday, underlining his return to top form following a 15-month doping ban.

Canas, who scored back-to-back upset wins over world No 1 Roger Federer at Masters Series events in Indian Wells and Miami, will face Novak Djokovic in Sunday's final.

The 19-year-old Serb reached his second Masters Series final in as many events with a 6-1, 6-0 demolition of Andy Murray.

Canas put on a show for the fans at the Stadium court, many waving Argentine flags, as he waited patiently for an opening and then took full advantage of all three of his break chances.

Ljubicic failed on all seven of his break opportunities, including a triple break point early in the opening set.

Canas now faces the dangerous Djokovic, who has earned his second shot at a Masters Series title two weeks after losing to Rafael Nadal in the Indian Wells final.

His opponent in the other semi-final, Briton Murray, went into their meeting having won more matches than any other player this season. But the 19-year-old Scot was swept aside by the 10th-seeded Serb, who reeled off 11 consecutive games to win in only 62 minutes.

World No 1 Justine Henin of Belgium and three-time champion Serena Williams were scheduled to meet in the women's final on Saturday.—Reuters