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03/22 17:43 CDT Carlos Alcaraz loses to Sebastian Korda in the third round of
the Miami Open
Carlos Alcaraz loses to Sebastian Korda in the third round of the Miami Open
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) --- 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, who completed the career Grand Slam when he won the
Australian Open in January, dropped to 17-2 this season. The No. 1 player in
the men's rankings also lost to Daniil Medvedev in the semifinals at Indian
Wells last weekend.
Korda served for the match at 5-4 in the second, but Alcaraz rallied by winning
five consecutive games. The 25-year-old Korda then regrouped and closed out a
6-3, 5-7, 6-4 victory in 2 hours, 19 minutes.
At No. 36, Korda became the lowest-ranked man to beat Alcaraz since No. 55
David Goffin accomplished the feat in the second round in Miami last year,
according to the ATP Tour.
Next up for Korda is the winner of 14th-seeded Karen Khachanov versus qualifier
Martin Landaluce.
Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul joined Korda in the fourth round. The
sixth-seeded Fritz beat Reilly Opelka 6-3, 6-4, and No. 22 seed Paul eliminated
Raphael Collignon with a 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (5) victory.
No. 21 Jiri Lehecka and No. 29 Tomas Martin Etcheverry also were among the
winners.
On the women's side, No. 3 seed Elena Rybakina advanced with a 6-3, 6-4 victory
over No. 27 Marta Kostyuk. No. 5 Jessica Pegula posted a 6-2, 6-2 win over No.
26 Leylah Fernandez.
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, and Svitolina was knocked out by Hailey Baptiste in straight sets.
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