Updated March 31, 2017 12:51:20

Photo: Nick Kyrgios has set up another meeting with Roger Federer after dispatching Alexander Zverev. (AP: Mario Houben)

Nick Kyrgios's excellent tournament form has continued with a straight-sets win over Alexander Zverev at the Miami Open, setting up a semi-finals clash with Roger Federer.

The Australian world number 16 had a few typically tempestuous moments, but ultimately had enough in the locker to beat the German 6-4, 6-7 (11/9), 6-2.

Kyrgios was due to play Federer in the last eight at Indian Wells, but had to pull out of that match due to sickness, saying he got food poisoning.

Photo: Roger Federer laps up the applause after beating Tomas Berdych. (AP: Wilfredo Lee)

Federer was taken to three sets and had to save a match point in his quarter-final in Miami, eventually progressing past Tomas Berdych 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (8/6) in a tie-break nail-biter.

Berdych served for the match at 6-4 in the tiebreak but Federer reeled off four points in a row, including two unplayable serves, and won when the 10th seeded Czech crumbled with an awful second serve that was both long and wide.

"I've had some tough losses here where I should have won. They stay with you so I'm happy today to have come through somehow," Federer said courtside.

"I definitely got very lucky at the end but I think I showed great heart today and I fought. Tomas really stepped it up and it was a great match at the end but one guy had to win."

Australian Open champion Federer, who also won at Indian Wells two weeks ago, is playing some of the best tennis of his storied career, neither his age nor a knee injury that kept him out for the second half of last year slowing him down.

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First posted March 31, 2017 12:42:35