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Second seed and defending champion Kim Clijsters crashed out of the Sony Ericsson Open at the quarter-final stage - as Novak Djokovic's whirlwind start to 2011 continued in Miami.The exertions of her previous game against Ana Ivanovic, against whom she saved five match points, appeared to take its toll on Clijsters, as she slumped to a 6-3 6-3 defeat to eighth seed Victoria Azarenka.
Azarenka will now meet Vera Zvonareva in the last four following the Russian's 7-5 6-3 triumph over Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland.
In the men's draw, Djokovic improved his record this year to 22-0 courtesy of a 6-4 6-2 win over Kevin Anderson - gaining revenge for his defeat to the South African in the same tournament three years ago.
The Serb, who will face Mardy Fish of America in the semi-finals, had to save five break points in a match which was closer than the scoreline suggested.
Fish ended sixth seed David Ferrer's involvement in Miami with a 7-5 6-2 win over the Spaniard which will ensure he leapfrogs Andy Roddick to become the highest-ranked American.
Rafael Nadal will face Tomas Berdych and Roger Federer meets Gilles Simon in the other two quarter-finals on Thursday.
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