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Carlos Alcaraz’s hopes for a Sunshine Double came undone in spectacular fashion after the top seed lost 6-2, 6-4 on Thursday to Grigor Dimitrov, who will move on to face Alexander Zverev in the Miami Open semi-finals.
Dimitrov, the 11th seed, won 77% of his first-serve points compared to just 56% for Alcaraz. He also won four of the five break points he faced and broke the Spaniard four times during the 92-minute encounter.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/mar/29/dimitrov-stuns-alcaraz-in-straight-sets-to-reach-miami-open-semi-finals
Author : Reuters
Publish date : 2024-03-29 08:19:00
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