Miami Open 2026 Day 5 Recap

Day 5 of the 2026 Miami Open delivered an enormous shock on the Exhausting 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 achieve 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 sizzling streak 6-3, 7-6(6), Tommy Paul (22) survived a decent 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. Nevertheless, 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 greatest, and Korda’s flatter hitting works effectively in these situations.

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

A masterclass as Fils obliterated Tsitsipas in simply 55 minutes, successful 89% of first-serve factors, saving each break factors, and forcing 28 unforced errors from the Greek. Fils known as it “the most effective matches I’ve ever performed” and declared himself “totally again” after a again harm 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 effectively 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 successful 78% of first-serve factors in 1 hour 32 minutes.

Different Matches

Highlights

Miami Open 2026 Day 6 Spherical of 32 Matches