This Week in Tennis: Another Early Miami Exit…

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Alcaraz Upset By Korda

Carlos Alcaraz will walk away from the Sunshine Double without any hardware.

After he was eliminated by Daniil Medvedev in the semifinal in Indian Wells, the world No. 1 was ousted from the Miami Open in the third round by American Sebastian Korda 6-3, 5-7, 6-4.

“There was a little more stress than I would want, but I’m happy with how I played, happy with how I stayed with it,” Korda said after the match. “I kept believing. I got myself in some nasty situations, but I kept going and played really well in the end.”

Alcaraz continued to struggle in Miami, where he was upset early in the tournament for a second-straight year. The No. 36 Korda became the lowest-ranked man to beat Alcaraz since 55th-ranked David Goffin took down the Spaniard in the Miami second round last year.

After heading into the Sunshine Double undefeated in 2026, Alcaraz has now lost twice over the past two weeks.

“The clay season is around the corner. I have really good tournaments that I am just excited about playing there,” Alcaraz said in his post-match press conference. “My mind right now is to take some days off, to reset my mind, reset the batteries, and be ready in good shape for the clay season.”

On the other side of the bracket, Alcaraz’s rival Jannik Sinner continued his dominant run at 1000-level tournaments and is one set away from making history against Corentin Moutet in his third-round match. If the world No. 2 wins the first set on Monday, Sinner will set the record for most-consecutive sets won at Masters 1000 events with 25.

Sinner’s dominant run began at the Paris Masters last season, and he has lost an average of just three games per set over that span, while earning four wins over Top 10 opponents.

Osaka Puts Future Career in Doubt

Naomi Osaka dropped her opening match at the Miami Open in straight sets to Talia Gibson 7-5, 6-4 on Saturday.

Following the match, the 16^th-seeded Osaka expressed extreme disappointment in the loss and said she will consider leaving the WTA Tour and go back to being a full-time mother if she continues to be bounced from tournaments in the first round.

“For me, like I said last year, I’m not going to stay on tour if I’m losing in the first round,” Osaka said after the loss in Miami. “I’d rather just be a great mom and be there for my daughter. Because for me, I want to win titles and I want to be the best player I can, but if I have to sacrifice having a lot of time with my daughter, I’d rather not do it.”

The four-time Grand Slam champion’s last title came at the Australian Open in 2021. While Osaka has found some success since returning to the tour after giving birth to her daughter, including a semifinal appearance at the US Open and the final at the National Bank Open last season, injuries have taken a toll on her ability to return to elite status.

The 28-year-old plans to play the marquee events through the clay season but will continue to evaluate whether she can juggle motherhood while being on tour.

“I feel like this also is a dilemma for me,” Osaka said. “Obviously, I would love to play. I want to be the best mom I can, but sometimes I feel like I know what I have to do to become a really good player, and it’s very difficult.”

“I’m not going to play Charleston. I hope I can play Madrid, Rome and then obviously the French Open.”

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