Alcaraz ‘not feeling great’ as he crashes out of Miami Open

Carlos Alcaraz, the third world number, claimed that he wasn’t feeling great after falling short of the Miami Open with Belgian veteran David Goffin, who had fought back for a 7-5, 6-4, 6-3 victory.

The 34-year-old Goffin launched an attack after defeating Alcaraz in Astana three years ago on Friday when the Spaniard realized he was not performing at his best on the opening set of their encounter at Hard Rock Stadium.

The 55th-ranked Goffin, who placed No. 1 in the world. While Alcaraz struggled with forced errors, 7 in 2017 delivered some magnificent victories.

Although the slightly built Goffin had lead all three sets, he showed poise and calm to continue leading after letting Alcaraz recover in the first.

“It’s that kind of night that I will definitely remember, against Carlos and in a stadium like that. And the night that gave me great confidence to go on,” Goffin said.

Alcaraz’s evaluation of his performance was direct.

Alcaraz said, “I didn’t play well overall, and it was a poor level from me,” despite coming into the game feeling in good shape.

It’s really difficult to get back after a break down in the third set because I didn’t feel great or confident, he continued.

Medvedev is sent home, but Djokovic advances.

Daniil Medvedev came home early after falling to Spain’s 56th-ranked Jaume Munar, 6-2, 6-3, in straight sets, while Novak Djokovic defeated Australian Rinky Hijikata.

As Mallorca-born Munar, 27, clinched his third career victory over a top-10 opponent, Medvedev, the 2023 Miami champion, displayed his frustration by repeatedly hurling his racket at multiple times.

The Russian committed 32 unforced errors, but he was unable to convert on two break points, which gave him a chance to win the game’s final game.

Medvedev acknowledged that he had a back issue, but he credited Munar with doing so.

Yes, he said, “I was not completely physically, but I made my best effort to get into the match.” “Every day was better and better,” he said. After Indian Wells, I experienced some issues. can occur.

He “wined because he played well.” If I knew I wasn’t going to win the game, I wouldn’t even consider going to the game.

Djokovic, who had already lost his first match in Indian Wells to a benevolent loser, was in no mood to let his three-match losing streak end. He defeated 86th-ranked Hijikata 6-0, 7-6 (7/1).

Djokovic, who has won a record 40 Masters 1000 titles, is now on par with Rafael Nadal for the most match victories (410) since the series first launched in 1990.

With a 7-6 (7 / 3) win over Karen Khachanov, Nick Kyrgios’ comeback trail was slammed.

The first-round winner of his tour-level victory since October 2022, Australian Kyrgios, who has had wrist surgery, was unable to defeat Khachanov, who reached the semis in Miami in 2023.

Additionally, Swiatek and Raducanu advance.

Iga Swiatek, the second-ranked player in the women’s draw, advanced to the third round after surviving a set-distance dip to defeat France’s Caroline Garcia 6-2, 7-5.

At the same time earlier this month, Swiatek defeated Garcia with ease at Indian Wells, but she encountered a little more resistance at Hard Rock Stadium.

Swiatek rallied to win the previous three games after going 3-1 up in the second set and having to save a set point when serving at 5-4.

Mirra Andreeva defeated Swiatek to reach the semifinals of Indian Wells, helping the 17-year-old Russian to claim the title.

Later on Friday, Andreeva will take on Veronika Kudermetova, a Russian national.

“My energy level dropped a lot,” I said. So I set out to wake up, maintain the intensity from the opening set, persevere, and pursue it, Swiatek said.

In a two-hour, 53-minute battle, Britain’s Emma Raducanu defeated eighth-seeded American Emma Navarro 7-6 (8/6), 2-6, 7-6 (7/4) in a grit and perseverance on the grandstand court.

Source: Aljazeera