Tennis legend Boris Becker has reacted to Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s surprise early exit at the 2026 Miami Open and suggested he feels it could be a positive for the Spaniard.<\/p>\n
Alcaraz<\/a> was beaten 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 by world No 36 Sebastian Korda in the third round at the Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday.<\/p>\n It was only Alcaraz\u2019s second loss before the final of a tournament in the last 12 months following his defeat to Cameron Norrie in his opening match at the Paris Masters in October.<\/p>\n Prior to that loss to Norrie, the world No 1\u2019s previous defeat before a final came at the 2025 Miami Open \u2014 where he was upset in his opening match by David Goffin.<\/p>\n Alcaraz won his first 16 matches in 2026 in a run that saw him secure the Australian Open and Qatar Open titles before reaching the semi-finals in Indian Wells, where his streak was ended by Daniil Medvedev.<\/p>\n In a post on X\/Twitter responding to a tweet about Alcaraz\u2019s defeat, Becker referenced how the Spaniard performed after his early exit in Miami last year.<\/p>\n Becker, a six-time major champion and former world No 1, wrote: \u201cRemember last year same time, Carlos took time out and went to Mexico with his family to recharge\u2026 guess it worked out !\u201d<\/p>\n Miami Open News<\/p>\n Miami Open: \u2018Carlos Alcaraz is bored and not that interested in Masters 1000 tournaments\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Carlos Alcaraz \u2018a bit worn out\u2019 as former world No 2 reacts to Spaniard\u2019s \u2018want to go home\u2019 comment<\/a><\/p>\n Want more from Tennis365? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/p>\n Alcaraz\u2019s sensational run after the 2025 Miami Open<\/p>\n After losing to Goffin in Miami in March 2025, Alcaraz went on a remarkable run that saw him reach nine consecutive finals, winning seven titles.<\/p>\n Between April and September, Alcaraz won the Monte Carlo Masters, the Italian Open, the French Open, the Queen\u2019s Club Championships, the Cincinnati Masters, the US Open and the Japan Open, while he was a runner-up at the Barcelona Open and Wimbledon.<\/p>\n The seven-time Grand Slam winner was also a finalist at the ATP Finals in November, and he finished what was a career-best season as the world No 1.<\/p>\n Boris Becker\u2019s comments on Carlos Alcaraz before Indian Wells<\/p>\n Speaking prior to the Indian Wells Masters in early March, Becker dismissed claims that Alcaraz was \u201cunbeatable\u201d<\/a> after the 22-year-old\u2019s stunning start to 2026.<\/p>\n \u201cWell, nobody is unbeatable. We all have good days and bad days,\u201d said the German.<\/p>\n \u201cHe is clearly number one, but a year ago, you would have said that about [Jannik] Sinner, right? So, things can happen in sport, it\u2019s always very unpredictable.\u201d<\/p>\n