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Carlos Alcaraz broke protocol at Miami Open in overheard chat earlier than damning defeat

Carlos Alcaraz raised eyebrows along with his behaviour earlier than his Miami Open exit.

Carlos Alcaraz was knocked out of the Miami Open by Sebastian Korda (Picture: Getty)

Carlos Alcaraz broke protocol when addressing Queen Sofia of Spain earlier than crashing out of the Miami Open. Alcaraz suffered a shock spherical of 32 defeat to Sebastian Korda on Sunday.

The world No. 1 tennis participant dropped the primary set to American opponent Korda, rallied to win the second set 7-5 however misplaced 6-4 within the third, handing him an early exit in Miami for the second yr in a row. The 22-year-old Spaniard reduce a pissed off determine all through the match as he instructed his coach Samuel Lopez “I can’t do it anymore” and “I wish to go house now, man.”

There are normally unstated guidelines on easy methods to handle royals formally. However, given how Queen Sofia embraced Alcaraz and his lofty standing as one among Spain’s most gifted sportspeople, he could also be forgiven on this event.

Their heat encounter and chemistry has already acquired a whole bunch of hundreds of views on-line. Sadly, Alcaraz’s defeat to Korda meant he had little to cheer about afterwards, having additionally been crushed by David Goffin in his opening match on the identical match a yr in the past.

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