Alcaraz Falls in Miami: Korda Imposes His Game and Eliminates the Number One
Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz failed to get past the third round of the Miami Masters 1,000, falling to American Sebastian Korda. This result marks a new setback for Alcaraz in this tournament, adding to his elimination in the first round of the previous year. Korda, ranked 36th in the world, defeated the world number one with partials of 6-3, 5-7 and 6-4, in a match that lasted 2 hours and 17 minutes. The match recalled Alcaraz’s words after his elimination in Indian Wells, where he mentioned feeling like an easy target for his opponents.Korda dominated the match, displaying a consistent and effective game that complicated things for Alcaraz. The American was close to closing out the match in the second set, but Alcaraz reacted to force a third set. During the match, Alcaraz showed frustration, even expressing his desire to abandon the match. Korda maintained the pressure from the return, adding 33 winning shots and 32 unforced errors, while Alcaraz recorded 30 and 25, respectively. In the first set, Korda took advantage of the break opportunities and, with his serve, controlled the game. Alcaraz, for his part, looked uncomfortable and made more gestures than usual. The tension of the match was maintained until the ninth game of the second set, when Korda served to win the match. Alcaraz, showing grit, managed to break Korda’s serve and force the third set. However, in the third set, Korda kept his cool and sealed the victory. Korda will face in the round of 16 against the winner of the match between the Spaniard Martín Landaluce (n.151) and the Russian Karen Khachanov (n.15).Alcaraz complained that he had “a target on his back” that improved the level of anyone who was his opponent.
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