{"id":31694,"date":"2025-03-22T06:24:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-22T05:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=31694"},"modified":"2025-03-22T06:24:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T05:24:50","slug":"2025-miami-open-upset-david-goffin-beats-carlos-alcaraz-in-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/2025-miami-open-upset-david-goffin-beats-carlos-alcaraz-in-miami\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Miami Open Upset Alert- David Goffin takes down Goliath Carlos Alcaraz in Miami!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2025 Miami Open witnessed the biggest upset of the tournament as David Goffin&nbsp;defeated Carlos Alcaraz&nbsp;5-7, 6-4, 6-3 in two hours and 18 minutes. The 34-year-old Belgian outclassed Alcaraz, who won the title in Miami in 2022. Former World No. 7 is now 4-1 against the Top 3 since 2020. <\/p><p>Goffin lost the first set 5-7 against the second-seed Alcaraz but he came back in the remaining two sets to counter the World No. 3. The defeat came after Alcaraz&rsquo;s semifinal exit at Indian Wells, where Jack Draper ended his 16-match winning streak in the ATP Masters 1000 event. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Slay, David &#128293;<br><br>The moment <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/David__Goffin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@David__Goffin<\/a> stunned former champ Carlos Alcaraz for his 8th career Top-3 win! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MiamiOpen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#MiamiOpen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oG8EeXw2kz\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/oG8EeXw2kz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Tennis TV (@TennisTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TennisTV\/status\/1903285643054375061?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 22, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/jack-draper-has-defied-all-odds-to-put-great-britain-on-the-tennis-map-again\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Jack Draper Has Defied All Odds to Put Great Britain on the Tennis Map Again!<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/novak-djokovic-miami-open-wins-how-many-miami-masters-titles-does-novak-djokovic-have\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Novak Djokovic Miami Open Wins: How Many Miami Masters Titles Does Novak Djokovic Have?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">David slays Carlos Alcaraz in a stunning come from behind win! <\/h2><p>Carlos Alcaraz won the opening set 7-5 but couldn&rsquo;t replicate it in the final two sets. World No. 55 Goffin led by a break in all three sets and finished the game on his second match point. Goffin went 15\/33 of his second-serve return points and won 17 of his 24 net points. <\/p><p>The Spaniard committed 43 unforced errors, including 28 on the forehand wing and wasn&rsquo;t convincing with his serve. Carlos struggled against the Belgian veteran, who had a night to remember. Alcaraz had a 4-3 (40-40) lead in the second set but his unforced errors allowed the veteran star to seal the win. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Quality &#128200;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carlosalcaraz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@carlosalcaraz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/David__Goffin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@David__Goffin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MiamiOpen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#MiamiOpen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jvxs2lombL\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/Jvxs2lombL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Tennis TV (@TennisTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TennisTV\/status\/1903257834151944466?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 22, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><em>&ldquo;Sometimes he hits the target on the first serve and you cannot do anything,&rdquo; <\/em>Goffin said. <em>&ldquo;The key was, even if I missed, I had to be aggressive. Because otherwise, if I&rsquo;m just too passive, then he has his forehand or&hellip; he has everything. If you&rsquo;re too passive, then you&rsquo;re dead.&rdquo;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><p>Goffin advanced to the third round of the Miami Open for the first time since 2019. He also became the first man to beat a two two seed in the tournament&rsquo;s opening round since David Ferrer. <\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Has David Goffin beaten Carlos Alcaraz before? <\/h2><p>This is not the first time David Goffin beat the 21-year-old Spaniard. Former World No. 7, Goffin defeated Alcaraz three years ago in Astana in their last meeting in 2022. Goffin improved to 2-1 in his Lexus ATP Head-to-Head series against Alcaraz with the win in Miami. <\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who will David Goffin face next?<\/h2><p>David Goffin is the first player outside the top 30 in the ATP Rankings to beat Alcaraz this season. The 34-year-old will face Brandon Nakashima, the No. 32 in the ATP Rankings on Sunday. The American beat Roberto Carballes Baena 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 in the second-round. <\/p><p>Image Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World No. 55 Goffin led by a break in all three sets and finished the game on his second match point.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":31709,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4770],"tags":[4970,4948,4969,4946],"class_list":["post-31694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis","tag-atp-masters-1000","tag-carlos-alcaraz","tag-david-goffin-2","tag-miami-open"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>2025 Miami Open Upset Alert- David Goffin takes down Goliath Carlos Alcaraz in Miami! 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