Miami Open 2023: Casper Ruud, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Hubert Hurkacz Suffer Losses in the Third Round

The third spherical in Miami is full, and a number of other seeds crashed out, with Casper Ruud, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Hubert Hurkacz and Frances Tiafoe all struggling shock losses.

Ruud was the best seed to fall, dropping to Botic van de Zandschulp in three units, 3-6 6-4 6-4. Whereas 2022 Miami semi-finalist Francisco Cerundolo upset Felix Auger-Aliassime in straights 6-2 7-5, and Adrian Mannarino utilised his distinctive model of tennis to dispatch 2021 champion Hubert Hurkacz 7-6(5) 7-6(0).

You’ll be able to see the whole set of outcomes from the third spherical beneath.

Spherical of 32 Miami Open 2023 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Carlos Alcaraz (1)
Dusan Lajovic
6-0 7-6(5)

Stefanos Tsitsipas (2)
Cristian Garin
6-3 4-6 6-4

Botic van de Zandschulp (26)
Casper Ruud (3)
3-6 6-4 6-4

Daniil Medvedev (40
Alex Molcan
(W/O)

Francisco Cerundolo (25)
Felix Auger-Aliassime (5)
6-2 7-5

Andrey Rublev (6)
Miomir Kecmanovic (29)
6-1 6-2

Holger Rune (7)
Diego Schwartzman (31)
6-4 6-2

Adrian Mannarino
Hubert Hurkacz (8)
7-6(5) 7-6(0)

Taylor Fritz (9)
Denis Shapovalov (24)
6-4 6-4

Jannik Sinner (10)
Grigor Dimitrov (21)
6-3 6-4

Lorenzo Sonego
Frances Tiafoe (12)
6-3 6-4

Karen Khachanov (14)
Jiri Lehecka
6-2 6-4

Tommy Paul (16)
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (20)
6-3 7-5

Christopher Eubanks
Gregoire Barrere
6-3 7-6(7)

Quentin Halys
Mackenzie McDonald
7-6(2) 6-3

Emil Ruusuvuori
Taro Daniel
6-3 7-6(3)

Mannarino Manouvers Previous Hurkacz

A few days in the past, I requested individuals on Twitter who their favorite ‘wildcard’ participant to observe was, with my very own alternative being Adrian Mannarino.

The Frenchman has a singular recreation type that’s enjoyable and extremely efficient, as Hubert Hurkacz found in his 7-6(5), 7-6(0) loss on Monday night.

You’ll be able to see the highlights from 8 minutes and 10 seconds onwards within the video beneath, with the primary set tiebreak being key and a few implausible angles from the loosely strung Mannarino racket.

Ruud Left Reeling By van de Zandschulp

Casper Ruud can be determined for the clay season to start as his rocky begin to 2022 on the hardcourts continued as he was pushed apart by Botic van de Zandschulp 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.

The win was the Dutchman’s first top-5 victory of his profession, and it wasn’t fairly, with Ruud squandering quite a few possibilities within the third set after which collapsing in his first service recreation, dumping a routine volley into the web, a shot he shouldn’t have wanted to play had he put away the overhead.

Ruud falls to 5-6 for the season and has large factors to defend for the rest of the yr.

Elsewhere within the Draw

Spherical of 16 Matches

What did you consider the third spherical in Miami? Do you assume the sooner courts result in extra thrilling outcomes and bridge the hole between talent and bodily endurance? Let me know within the feedback.