Surprising end

“Felt like I was 13”: Alcaraz gets a lesson

Carlos Alcaraz was surprisingly eliminated.(Bild: APA/Getty Images via AFP/GETTY IMAGES/AL BELLO)

Bulgarian tennis pro Grigor Dimitrov surprisingly defeated world number two Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals of the Masters 1000 tournament in Miami. On Thursday (local time), Dimitrov advanced to the semi-finals after a convincing 6:2 and 6:4 in 1:33 hours and will meet the German Olympic champion Alexander Zverev, who had previously beaten Fabian Marozsan from Hungary.

"I felt like I was 13 on the court, Grigor was that strong," said the top-seeded Spaniard. "It was crazy. He played incredible tennis, almost perfect. I couldn't find any solutions."

The unexpected defeat could cost Alcaraz his second place in the world rankings if the Italian Jannik Sinner wins the tournament. Sinner will play the Russian defending champion Daniil Medvedev in the semi-finals.

Dimitrov is just one win away from the top 10
The 32-year-old Dimitrov, currently ranked twelfth in the ATP rankings and seeded eleventh in Miami, could return to the top 10 for the first time since 2018 with another win. However, Zverev has won seven of his eight duels with Dimitrov to date.

Collins or Rybakina - who will take the title?
The women's final has been decided, with the US player Danielle Collins, who will retire after this season, and Yelena Rybakina from Kazakhstan meeting on Saturday (local time). The unseeded Collins easily defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova from Russia 6:3,6:2. Rybakina, seeded number four, had more trouble with Viktoria Azarenka from Belarus and won 6:4,0:6,7:6(2).