MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Carlos Alcaraz was eliminated in the third round of the Miami Open on Sunday, losing to Sebastian Korda in three sets.
The 22-year-old Alcaraz completed a career Grand Slam when he won the Australian Open in January, but his record this season fell to 17-2. The men’s No. 1 player also lost to Daniil Medvedev in the semifinals at Indian Wells last weekend.
Korda served for a 5-4 lead in the second game, but Alcaraz won five consecutive games to regroup. The 25-year-old Korda then regrouped and won 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in 2 hours and 19 minutes.
Korda, ranked 36th, became the lowest-ranked player to defeat Alcaraz since No. 55 David Goffin accomplished the feat in the second round last year in Miami, according to the ATP Tour.
Korda’s next match is the winner of 14th seed Karen Khachanov versus qualifier Martin Landaluce.
Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul joined Korda in the fourth round. Sixth-seeded Fritz defeated Riley Opelka 6-3, 6-4, and No. 22-seeded Paul defeated Rafael Collignon 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(5).
No. 21 Jiri Lehecka and No. 29 Tomas Martin Etcheverry were also among the winners.
On the women’s side, No. 3 seed Elena Rybakina advanced by defeating No. 27 seed Marta Kostyuk 6-3, 6-4. No. 5 Jessica Pegula defeated No. 26 Leylah Fernandez 6-2, 6-2.
No. 7 Jasmine Paolini, No. 9 Elina Svitolina, No. 11 Ekaterina Alexandrova and No. 18 Iva Jovic were eliminated. Paolini lost to No. 25 Jelena Ostapenko in three sets, while Svitolina was eliminated by Hailey Baptiste in straight sets.
