Miami Open 2026 Day 5 Recap

Day 5 of the 2026 Miami Open delivered an enormous shock on the Onerous Rock Stadium with the early exit of World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz.

Of their third-round encounter, Sebastian Korda (32) rallied from a mid-match dip to upset the highest seed 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in 2 hours 19 minutes

Elsewhere, qualifier Martin Landaluce continued his breakout run, upsetting 14th seed Karen Khachanov 6-3, 7-6(2) to succeed in his first Masters 1000 fourth spherical,

Different seeds superior solidly: Taylor Fritz (6) dealt with Reilly Opelka 6-3, 6-4 in an all-American conflict, Jiri Lehecka (21) ended Ethan Quinn’s scorching streak 6-3, 7-6(6), Tommy Paul (22) survived a good tiebreak towards Raphael Collignon, and Valentin Vacherot (24) beat Matteo Berrettini 7-6(5), 6-4.

Recap and highlights beneath.

Day 5 2026 Miami Open Spherical of 32 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Rating

Sebastian Korda (32)
Carlos Alcaraz (1)
6-3 5-7 6-4

Martin Landaluce (Q)
Karen Khachanov (14)
6-3 7-6(2)

Jiri Lehecka (21)
Ethan Quinn
6-3 7-6(6)

Taylor Fritz (6)
Reilly Opelka
6-3 6-4

Tommy Paul (22)
Raphael Collignon
6-2 3-6 7-6(5)

Valentin Vacherot (24)
Matteo Berrettini
7-6(5) 6-4

Arthur Fils (28)
Stefanos Tsitsipas
6-0 6-1

Tomas Martin Etcheverry (29)
Rafael Jodar (Q)
7-5 6-4

Key Matches

Sebastian Korda (32) def. Carlos Alcaraz (1) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4

The most important shock of the event was Seb Korda took out the World No. 1 in a 2-hour-19-minute thriller, marking his first win over a World No. 1 and the lowest-ranked participant (No. 36) to beat Alcaraz since David Goffin (No. 55) in Miami final yr.

Korda dominated early (75% first serves in, 5 aces in set 1), however faltered when serving for the match at 5-4 within the second, dropping 5 straight video games to Alcaraz. He regrouped brilliantly within the decider with clear ballstriking and composure.

Korda known as it a “scenic route” win after soul-searching and new teaching enter (Ryan Harrison). This ends Alcaraz’s 16-0 begin to 2026 (now 17-2), opening the door for Jannik Sinner within the No. 1 race.

The American has all the time been in a position to strike a really clear ball off each wings, however he’s had a good few wrist issues, so his tennis has been fairly stop-start. Nonetheless, he has performed six consecutive tournaments within the US and performed an incredible match.

Alcaraz didn’t play poorly; he simply wasn’t at his finest, and Korda’s flatter hitting works properly in these situations.

Arthur Fils (28) def. Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-0, 6-1

A masterclass as Fils obliterated Tsitsipas in simply 55 minutes, profitable 89% of first-serve factors, saving each break factors, and forcing 28 unforced errors from the Greek. Fils known as it “top-of-the-line matches I’ve ever performed” and declared himself “totally again” after a again damage ended his 2025 season.

He improved to 5-0 H2H vs Tsitsipas, underscoring simply how a lot H2H issues in tennis. Tstitsipas has been woeful for properly over a yr now, but he took out High 10 De Minaur simply within the spherical earlier (11-1 H2H), solely then to get destroyed by Fils, who has an ideal file towards him.

Martin Landaluce (Q) def. Karen Khachanov (14) 6-3, 7-6(2)

Milestone for the 20-year-old Spaniard as Landaluce reached his first ATP Masters 1000 fourth spherical with authority, hitting 25 winners to Khachanov’s 12 and profitable 78% of first-serve factors in 1 hour 32 minutes.

Different Matches

Highlights

Miami Open 2026 Day 6 Spherical of 32 Matches