Carlos Alcaraz insisted he will not hit the panic button after he slumped to a shock defeat against Sebastian Korda at the Miami Open, as he stated his belief that players are now playing against him with ‘nothing to lose’.
Alcaraz fought back from the brink of defeat against Korda, with the American losing his nerve as he served for the match at 5-4 in the second set, but an impressive Korda battled back from that disappointment and held his nerve to seal a 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 victory in two hours, 19 minutes.
World No 1 was quick to congratulate his opponent on his victory and admitted his serving power troubled him throughout the match, but he made some candid comments over the performances of his rivals after a surprise…