Carlos Alcaraz, the third-ranked player at the ATP list, is out of the 2025 Miami Open. Alcaraz, who had a first-round bye at the tournament he won back in 2022, was defeated in the second-round by David Goffin.
Goffin, currently the No. 55 player in the world, bounced back after losing the first set (5-7) and took the following two sets (6-4, 6-3) easier than expected. He relied on his powerful forehand, which gave Alcaraz trouble for the better part of the match, and forced the Spaniard to commit 43 unforced errors.
Speaking after the match, Alcaraz was critical of himself, saying that he didn’t raise his level when needed and felt like he was losing confidence.
“It was a very poor performance on my part, I admit it, he was a better player than me,” Alcaraz added. “After the first set, I think he started to play better while my level declined, even though he was already playing well.”
Alcaraz opened the 2025 season by being eliminated in the quarter-finals of Australian Open before winning Rotterdam Open. He also reached quarter-finals in Doha and semi-finals in Indian Wells.
Goffin, on the other hand, is past the second-round in Miami for the first time since 2019. His best result at the tournament was his semi-finals appearance in 2016. His next opponent is American Brandon Nakashima.
The 2025 Miami Open already featured several other surprise exits. Among them is the world’s No.8 Daniil Medvedev being ousted in straight sets by unseeded Jaume Munar and 11-seed Holger Rune lost to Reilly Opelka, the world’s No. 145 player.
