Korda sinks Tsitsipas in Miami, Dimitrov rallies for R4 spot

Sebastian Korda channelled a feeling of home to register his first Top 10 win of 2025 on Sunday at the Miami Open presented by Itau.

The 24-year-old American downed World No. 10 Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6(4), 6-3 to book his fourth-round spot at the ATP Masters 1000 event. Despite letting slip a 5-3 lead in the first set, Korda held firm for a 95-minute triumph to improve to 9-3 in Miami.

Explosive SEBI 🧨@SebiKorda produces lights-out tennis to defeat No. 9 seed Tsitsipas 7-6(4) 6-3 to reach the fourth round in Miami for the second time! @MiamiOpen | #MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/TV7Xn1jSnB

— ATP Tour (@atptour) March 23, 2025

“[It feels] awesome. I was born in Florida. My whole family is here. It’s just a lot of fun to play here and get my first Top 10 win of the year,” said Korda. “I tried to serve well, tried to come to the net when I could, and I’m just happy with my performance today.”

A quarter-finalist at Hard Rock Stadium in 2021, Korda will take on Gael Monfils or Jaume Munar next as he bids to equal that run this year. The 24th seed is now 9-18 overall against opponents from the Top 10 of the PIF ATP Rankings.

Earlier, Grigor Dimitrov conjured some more Miami magic to hit an ATP Masters 1000 milestone. The 2024 finalist dug deep for a 6-7(3), 6-4, 7-5 triumph against Karen Khachanov in a match full of high-octane baseline exchanges. Yet it was Dimitrov who penetrated his opponent’s defence more frequently, and he completed his third-round victory at Hard Rock Stadium having struck 46 winners to Khachanov’s 23.

With his two-hour, 38-minute win, Dimitrov became the fourth active player to register 100 Masters 1000 hard-court wins, after Novak Djokovic (271 wins), Gael Monfils (108) and Stan Wawrinka (100).

“It’s great. Last year I think I hit 100 wins indoors, now this,” said Dimitrov. “It’s beautiful I think every time you hit such a milestone. When I feel like I’m still able to compete, to do what I do out there on the court, everything else comes as a plus. That’s just another plus into the resume. I don’t take anything for granted, especially when I’m still able to compete against the younger guys and feel love for the game.”

Dimitrov won 92 per cent (24/26) of net points against Khachanov, according to Infosys ATP Stats, to improve to 5-1 in the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head series. It was a boost for the Bulgarian's hopes of remaining a Top 20 player after Miami. With finalist points to defend from a year ago, he is currently down five spots at No. 20 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings. Dimitrov will take on 31st seed Brandon Nakashima or David Goffin next in South Florida.

“We know each other very well, we practise with each other a lot, so there weren’t really secrets [to win this match],” said Dimitrov of his Khachanov win. “At the end of the day, it came down to a few points. Even in the first set, I think I won more points than him and stlll lost the set, so I had to stay true to my game. I feel like I’m playing good, but I think I can raise my level a bit and I’m still trying to find that range… I still believe I can play better tennis.”