Day 3 of the 2026 Miami Open introduced extra rain, however not sufficient to completely derail play once more because the spherical of 128 wrapped up at Arduous Rock Stadium.
World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz dealt with enterprise effectively towards Joao Fonseca, staying composed amid a energetic crowd to maneuver to 17-1 on the season.
In the meantime, Stefanos Tsitsipas delivered a serving masterclass to upset fifth seed Alex de Minaur, extending his head-to-head edge dramatically.
The day additionally featured main upsets: rising American Ethan Quinn shocked eleventh seed Casper Ruud in a tense tiebreak thriller, whereas Reilly Opelka powered by Jack Draper along with his deadly serve dominating two tiebreaks. Q
A stable day for the People additionally noticed Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, and Sebastian Korda advance easily. Right here’s the total recap of the motion.
Day Three 2026 Miami Open Spherical of 128/64 Outcomes
Winner
Loser
Rating
Carlos Alcaraz (1)
Joao Fonseca
6-4 6-4
Sebastian Korda (32)
Camilo Ugo Carabelli
6-0 6-3
Martin Landaluce (Q)
Luciano Darderi (17)
6-3 6-7(4) 6-4
Karen Khachanov (14)
Roberto Bautista Agut
6-3 6-3
Ethan Quinn
Casper Ruud (11)
6-4 7-6(7)
Jiri Lehecka (21)
Moise Kouame (WC)
6-2 7-5
Reilly Opelka
Jack Draper (25)
7-6(3) 7-6(0)
Taylor Fritz (6)
Botic van de Zandschulp
6-3 6-7(2) 6-3
Raphael Collignon
Flavio Cobolli (13)
7-5 6-3
Tommy Paul (22)
Adrian Mannarino
6-2 2-6 6-4
Matteo Berrettini
Alexander Bublik (10)
6-4 6-4
Valentin Vacherot (24)
Mariano Navone
6-3 6-4
Arthur Fils (28)
Darwin Blanch (WC)
6-2 6-3
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Alex de Minaur (5)
6-3 7-6(3)
Alexander Shevchenko
Matteo Arnaldi
7-6(5) 6-7(5) 6-2
Gabriel Diallo
Yibing Wu (WC)
6-2 7-6(3)
Rei Sakamoto (WC)
Aleksandar Kovacevic
6-4 3-6 7-6(7)
Terence Atmane
Daniel Altmaier
6-4 6-2
Marton Fucsovics
Christopher O’Connell (Q)
7-6(6) 6-3
Thiago Agustin Tirante (LL)
Valentin Royer
7-5 6-7(9) 7-6(5)
Arthur Cazaux
Tomas Barrios Vera (Q)
7-5 6-4
Adam Walton (Q)
Sebastian Baez
6-2 6-2
Key Matches
Carlos Alcaraz (1) def. Joao Fonseca 6-4, 6-4
The World No. 1 dealt with the electrical environment and raucous Brazilian help with composure of their first assembly.
Alcaraz saved all break factors, dominated along with his first serve (80% factors gained), and managed the courtroom with velocity and defence.
He improved to 17-1 on the season and praised Fonseca’s potential, however I assumed it was pretty one-sided as Alcaraz has far too many instruments in his locker, whereas Fonseca is solely about large forehands.
Subsequent: vs. Sebastian Korda (who cruised 6-0, 6-3 over Camilo Ugo Carabelli).
Stefanos Tsitsipas def. Alex de Minaur (5) 6-3, 7-6(3)
A little bit of an upset right here. I hadn’t realised till yesterday simply how one-sided this match-up was, and Tsitsipas prolonged his dominance to 12-1.
He delivered a pointy, serving masterclass (98% first-serve factors gained, saved each break factors). Undoubtedly one among his finest performances of current reminiscence, and he advances to face Arthur Fils (who beat Darwin Blanch 6-2, 6-3).
Ethan Quinn def. Casper Ruud (11) 6-4, 7-6(7)
One other upset right here for Quinn, recent off beating Hubert Hurkacz in R1 and a Challenger title in Phoenix, he saved seven set factors within the second-set tiebreak to defeat former finalist Casper Ruud. He out-aced the Norwegian and transformed all break probabilities in a 1-hour-52-minute battle. This marks his first Masters 1000 third spherical and Ruud’s rating is tumbling which gained’t assist along with his spot within the draw on his most well-liked clay.
Reilly Opelka def. Jack Draper (25) 7-6(3), 7-6(0)
Opelka’s huge serve (25+ aces in prior rounds) shone once more in two tight tiebreaks. He credited new coach Craig Boynton (ex-Isner/Hurkacz) for technical tweaks which have boosted his movement and return sport. Opelka’s averaging 25.4 aces per match in 2026, laborious to discover a means by when the floor works in his favour.
Different Matches of Observe
Matteo Berrettini def. Alexander Bublik (10) 6-4, 6-4. Strong straight-sets win for the Italian over the seeded Kazakh.
Martin Landaluce (Q) def. Luciano Darderi (17) 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-4. The younger Spaniard continued his sturdy run with one other upset over a seeded participant.
Raphael Collignon def. Flavio Cobolli (13) 7-5, 6-3. Constructing on his R1 heroics (saving match level vs. Dimitrov), Collignon took down one other seed.
Taylor Fritz (6) def. Botic van de Zandschulp 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-3. Fritz recovered after dropping the second set to advance.
Jiri Lehecka (21) def. Moise Kouame (WC) 6-2, 7-5. The seed ended the 17-year-old French wild card’s historic run (first ATP win born 2009+ in R1).
Highlights
Miami Open 2026 Day 3 Spherical of 64 Matches
Ben Shelton (8) vs Alexander Shevchenko
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (16) vs Quentin Halys
Brandon Nakashima (27) vs Marin Cilic
Gabriel Diallo vs Ugo Humbert (31)
Frances Tiafoe (19) vs Arthur Cazaux
Adam Walton (Q) vs Jakub Mensik (12)
Felix Auger-Aliassime (7) vs Marton Fucsovics
Andrey Rublev (15) vs Alejandro Tabilo
Francisco Cerundolo (18) vs Thiago AgustÃn Tirante (LL)
Alex Michelsen vs Cameron Norrie (23)
Corentin Moutet (30) vs Tomas Machac
Damir Dzumhur vs Jannik Sinner (2)
Aleksandar Vukic (LL) vs Rafael Jodar (Q)
Terence Atmane vs Arthur Rinderknech (26)
Rei Sakamoto (WC) vs Daniil Medvedev (9)
Martin Damm (WC) vs Alexander Zverev (3)
Kamil Majchrzak vs Learner Tien (20)
