Alcaraz Exits Miami Open After Defeat By Korda

World number 1 Carlos Alcaraz was knocked retired of nan Miami Open successful nan 3rd information aft a astonishment 6-3 5-7 6-4 conclusion by Sebastian Korda.

Top seed Alcaraz, 22, produced a sloppy first group which gave nan American nan early inaugural but Korda looked to person blown his chance successful nan 2nd set.

Korda served for nan lucifer astatine 5-4 but was surgery to emotion by nan Spaniard who went connected to triumph nan adjacent 2 games to unit a 3rd set.

Alcaraz upped nan ante but Korda held his nervus and seized a break for 4-3 successful nan 3rd erstwhile his force stroked a forehand wide.

Korda, classed 36th successful nan world, confidently held his adjacent 2 work games to adjacent retired nan lucifer - sealing nan triumph connected his 2nd lucifer constituent arsenic Alcaraz overhit a a return.

"It feels great," said Korda, who wrapped up nan triumph successful 2 hours and 19 minutes arsenic he hit a top-ranked subordinate for nan first clip successful his career.

"I took nan scenic route, that's for judge - a small much accent than I would want but happy pinch really I played.

"I kept believing. I sewage myself successful immoderate nasty situations, but I kept going and played really good successful nan end."

Korda, 25, is nan lowest-ranked man to conclusion Alcaraz since world number 55 David Goffin of Belgium upset nan Spaniard successful nan 2nd information successful Miami past year

Alcaraz began nan twelvemonth by winning his seventh Grand Slam title pinch a triumph astatine nan Australian Open and did not suffer his first nonaccomplishment of nan play until he fell to Daniil Medvedev successful nan semi-finals of Indian Wells.

Korda, who reached nan quarter-finals of nan Miami Open successful 2021 and 2025 but has ne'er gone further, will look 14th seed Karen Khachanov aliases qualifier Martin Landaluce successful nan 4th round.