The Spanish Carlos Alcaraz, number 1 in the world, He has been eliminated in the third round of the Miami Masters 1,000 at the hands of local tennis player Sebastian Korda, number 36 in the ranking, who was sublime in all facets of the game.
Korda won by 6-3, 5-7 and 6-4 to the Spanish in 2 hours and 17 minutes of play. Alcaraz broke the American in the second set when he served to win, but was not able to repeat it in the third set.
The number 1 will not have good memories of his last two Miami performances, after last year he lost in his debut in the tournament against the Belgian David Goffin.
Korda hits the key
Korda remained standing in the face of the outbursts of an Alcaraz who was irregular in his game and unable to find cruising speed. With a break in the eighth game, the American scored the first set. The Murcian continued to trail in the second act, but was able to come back from a break down, winning the last four games to force the third set.
There, both found security and confidence in the serve, until in the seventh game Korda broke. The American’s aggressiveness did not decrease and Alcaraz said goodbye earlier than expected, although Miami, the scene of his first great conquest in 2022, has been very elusive since then. The Spanish Martín Landaluce or the Russian Karen Khachanov will be Korda’s next rival.
This Sunday’s day It also meant the goodbye of the young Rafael Jódar, beaten in the third round (7-5, 6-4) by the Argentine Tomás Martín Etcheverry. The 19-year-old from Madrid enjoyed his first victories in a tournament of this category in the second Masters 1000 of the season, but he could not extend his dream, although he did secure entry into the ‘Top 100’ in the world.
