Sebastian Korda delivered the biggest victory of his tennis career Sunday, defeating world number one Carlos Alcaraz in a three-set upset at the Miami Open. The Florida native secured his first-ever win against a top-ranked player with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 triumph.
Sebastian Korda achieved the most significant victory of his professional tennis career on Sunday, defeating world number one Carlos Alcaraz in a shocking upset during the third round of the Miami Open with a score of 6-3, 5-7, 6-4.
The Florida native seemed to have squandered his opportunity to topple the Spanish champion when he couldn’t close out the match while serving in the second set, but Korda regained his focus and secured a crucial break for a 5-3 lead in the final set before sealing the win with a powerful serve that Alcaraz couldn’t return.
The 36th-ranked player in the world at age 25 employed a diverse strategy throughout the match, successfully implementing serve-and-volley tactics to record his maiden victory against a world number one, while also capitalizing on unusually poor play from Alcaraz.
The Spanish star had started 2024 on a high note by capturing his seventh Grand Slam championship at the Australian Open and remained undefeated until suffering his first loss of the season to Daniil Medvedev in the Indian Wells semifinals.
This marks the second consecutive year that Alcaraz has made an early departure from the Miami Open, having lost to unseeded Belgian player David Goffin in a three-set second-round match in 2023.
Korda, who holds the 32nd seed in the tournament, will advance to face either Karen Khachanov or Martin Landaluce in the round of 16.
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