3 min readUpdated: Mar 23, 2026 08:23 PM IST Carlos Alcaraz’s hard-court swing after winning the 2026 Australian Open saw a second dent in a row on Sunday after he was knocked out in the third round of the Miami 1000 Masters by United States’ Sebastian Korda. The Spaniard fell 3-6 7-5 6-4 to the 32nd seed – the lowest-ranked seed in the draw – who pulled off a feat not seen in over two decades: no player ranked as low among the seeds had beaten a Masters 1000 top seed since Rafael Nadal did it in 2004. He also became the lowest-ranked opponent – 36th – to defeat the Spaniard since David Goffin beat him at the Miami Masters last year, when he was ranked 55th in the world. Here are a few more things to know about Korda: 1. Before defeating Alcaraz on Sunday, Korda already carried a family lineage in tennis. His father, Petr Korda, once reached a career-high ranking of World No. 2 and won two Grand Slams, taking the Australian …