Miami, March 23 -- The title hunt of world number one Carlos Alcaraz came to a disappointing end as Sebastian Korda stunned him to make it to the fourth round following an epic clash on Sunday night.

Korda had a second-set dip, dropping five successive games, but he overcame a resurgance from the six-time Grand Slam champion to win the match 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 within two hours, 19 minutes, as per ATP's official website.

The world number 36 in the rankings, Korda is the lowest-ranked player to defeat Alcaraz since world number 55 David Goffin handed the Spanish sensation a shocking first-round exit in Miami last year. After a marvellous start to the season with 16 successive wins, Alcaraz is in the midst of a brief slump, having lost two of h...