Carlos Alcaraz has been given some advice after his shock exit from the Miami Open.
Alcaraz was beaten by Sebastian Korda in his third round match in Miami, in just his second defeat of the 2026 season.
The world number one was clearly not happy with his performance, with Alcaraz admitting he is dealing with an annoying issue against a lot of players now.
As Alcaraz now heads home following his Miami Open exit, he has received some advice from former world number two Alex Corretja.
Alex Corretja says he would tell Carlos Alcaraz that his Miami defeat ‘doesn’t affect anything’
Although the sunshine double did not quite go to plan for Alcaraz, it has still been an impressive start to the season, having already won two titles including his seventh major at the Australian Open.
When discussing Alcaraz’s loss to Korda for Eurosport Spain, Corretja revealed that he would tell him that his Miami Open defeat does not really matter, and even suggested that he could take an extra week off and not play the Monte Carlo Masters.
Corretja also backed Alcaraz to have another successful clay court season in the months ahead.
“Winning a lot is spectacular, but it also saturates you,” said Corretja. “I think the start of the year has been spectacular, but it gives you very little margin.
“Alcaraz is somewhat mentally saturated. The rivals are showing that the circuit is so, so difficult and so demanding, and what he was doing until now was extremely complicated.
“I would tell him to be super calm — that this doesn’t affect anything. Zero stress. You’ve given 100%. Take a few days of rest. Let’s properly evaluate if we’re recovered enough to arrive in good shape for Monte Carlo. If not, we’ll continue and start in Barcelona. What’s the problem?
“You have to decide where you play, why you play, and for what you play. And you have to go because you want to play, not because the circuit forces you to play — because in the end, that takes its toll. I think the clay season won’t just be good… it will be great again.”
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While Corretja has told Alcaraz that withdrawing from the Monte Carlo Masters is a possibility, it could prove to be a significant tournament for him.
Alcaraz was over 2,000 points ahead of Jannik Sinner prior to the Miami Open, but that gap could be very minimal soon.
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Sinner was banned for three months during this part of the season last year, and therefore has no points to defend until the Italian Open, while Alcaraz has over 4,000 points to defend during the clay court season.
As a result, Sinner has more confirmed ranking points after the French Open, which could put him in prime position to return to world number one.
| Carlos Alcaraz | Jannik Sinner | |
| Current ranking Point total | 13,550 | 11,400 |
| Ranking Points defending up to and including the French Open | 4,340 | 1,950 |
| Confirmed ranking points after the French Open | 9,210 | 9,450 |
This could even happen as soon as the Monte Carlo Masters, as if Sinner wins the Miami Open he could dethrone Alcaraz as world number one if he also wins his first tournament of the clay court season.
Sinner’s current focus is the Miami Open, where he is the heavy favorite to win the title and complete the sunshine double as the highest ranked player remaining in the draw.
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