Miami Masters: Goffin turns back the clock to stun Alcaraz

Belgian veteran David Goffin put in one of his best performances in recent times to upset Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, the second seed, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 and move into the third round of the Miami Masters on Friday evening.

Goffin began the match with a break in the first set before Alcaraz broke twice to take it 7-5. In the seconf set, the Belgian broke in the ninth game and served out the set to force a decider. Goffin broke early in the third amid a five-game winning streak to go up 2-0 and then broke the Spaniard again in the ninth game to close out the win.

It was a third consecutive Top 3 win (and eighth overall) for the Belgian, who also defeated Alcaraz (then world No 1) at Astana in 2022 and Alexander Zverev (then world no 3) at ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai last October.

Goffin, ranked No 55, will play American Brandon Nakashima, the No 31 seed, next at the Hard Rock Stadium. He is now through to the third round in Miami for the first time since 2019.

Ahead of his win today, the 34-year-old Belgian won against Australian Aleksandar Vukic (2-6, 6-4, 6-2).

Alcaraz’s record now stands at 15-4 for the season, highlighted by a title in Rotterdam and a semi-final in Indian Wells.

Miami Masters 1000, other second-round matches (Hard Rock Stadium, hard, USD 9,193,540):

• Francisco Cerundolo (23) beat Alexandre Muller: 6-1, 6-2
• Tommy Paul (12) beat Alexander Bublik: 5-7, 7-5, 6-4
• Sebastian Korda (24) beat Eliot Spizzirri (WC): 6-4, 6-2
• Brandon Nakashima beat Roberto Carballes Baena: 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
• Alejandro Tabilo (30) beat Corentin Moutet: 5-7, 6-3, 7-5
• Novak Djokovic (4) beat Rinky Hijikata: 6-0, 7-6 (1)
• Gael Monfils beat Jiri Lehecka (26): 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (8)
• Stefanos Tsitsipas (9) beat Chun-Hsin Tseng (Q): 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
• Jaume Munar beat Daniil Medvedev (7): 6-2, 6-3
• Camilo Ugo Carabelli (LL) beat Alex Michelsen (32): 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-3
• Karen Khachanov (22) beat Nick Kyrgios: 7-6 (3), 6-0
• Grigor Dimitrov (14) beat Federico Cina (WC): 6-1, 6-4
• Casper Ruud (5) beat Miomir Kecmanovic: 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
• Felix Auger-Aliassime (18) beat Tristan Schoolkate (Q): 6-4, 6-4
• Lorenzo Musetti (15) beat Quentin Halys: 3-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5
• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Frances Tiafoe
• Alex De Minaur vs. Yunchaokete Bu
• Arthur Fils vs. Gabriel Diallo
• Zizou Bergs vs. Andrey Rublev
• Matteo Berrettini vs. Hugo Gaston
• Joao Fonseca vs. Ugo Humbert
• Jakub Mensik vs. Jack Draper
• Alexei Popyrin vs. Roman Safiullin
• Holger Rune vs. Reilly Opelka
• Thiago Agustin Tirante vs. Denis Shapovalov
• Taylor Fritz vs. Lorenzo Sonego
• Matteo Arnaldi vs. Tomas Machac
• Jordan Thompson vs. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
• Alexander Zverev vs. Jacob Fearnley
• Chak Lam Coleman Wong vs. Ben Shelton
• Adam Walton vs. Luciano Darderi

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