Miami Open shocks stack up
Qualifier Martín Landaluce stunned Sebastian Korda 2-6, 7-6(6), 6-4 after saving a match point, while Jiri Lehecka knocked out Taylor Fritz — big upsets that reshaped the ATP picture in Miami. Jannik Sinner remains one of only three top-10 survivors into the last 16, keeping him firmly in title contention. (x.com) (wtop.com) (tennisuptodate.com)
Martin Landaluce enters the Miami quarter-finals as world No. 151, the lowest-ranked men’s quarterfinalist at the event since Jim Grabb (No. 185) in 1994. (atptour.com) (atptour.com) He became the first player born in 2006 or later to reach the last eight at a Masters 1000 and arrived in Miami without a tour-level win in 2026 before compiling four consecutive victories at the tournament. (atptour.com) (atptour.com) Landaluce was the junior world No. 1, won the 2022 US Open boys title, and has been training at Rafael Nadal’s academy since age 14. (miamiopen.com) (miamiopen.com) Jiří Lehečka is the No. 21 seed and has reached his first Masters 1000 quarter-final since the 2024 Madrid Open, climbing into the top 20 of the PIF ATP Live Rankings after this week’s results. (atptour.com) (atptour.com) Match data show Lehečka produced a third-set Performance Rating of 9.53 and recorded 10 aces while winning 13 of 15 first-serve points in his fourth-round outing. (atptour.com) (atptour.com) Thursday’s quarter-final schedule pairs Landaluce vs. Lehečka, Arthur Fils vs. Tommy Paul, Jannik Sinner vs. Frances Tiafoe, and Alexander Zverev vs. Francisco Cerúndolo, according to the tournament draw and ATP results. (miamiopen.com) (miamiopen.com) Jannik Sinner is set to meet Frances Tiafoe in the quarter-finals on March 26 after advancing earlier in the week with straight-set wins over Corentin Moutet and Alex Michelsen. (espn.com) (espn.com)
