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Taylor Fritz, Sebastian Korda ousted in Miami Round of 16
Mar 24, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Sebastian Korda (USA) hits a forehand against Martin Landaluce (ESP) (not pictured) on day eight of the 2026 Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images One round after Sebastian Korda stunned World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz at the Miami Open, Spanish qualifier Martin Landaluce showed Korda the door in the Round of 16 on Tuesday in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Korda, seeded 32nd and playing in his native Florida, served for the match during a second-set tiebreaker before Landaluce extended the bout and ultimately won 2-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4.
The opponents held serve throughout the second set, and Landaluce moved ahead 4-2 early in the tiebreaker. Korda ripped off four of the next points to reach 6-5 and had a chance to end it, but Landaluce saved match point with a backhand winner and ran off two more points to claim the set.
“I needed to go for a nice shot, and I hit a winner,” Landaluce said. “It’s a nice feeling to get it like that. All the Spaniards try this. They have that fighting spirit … I have been watching that my whole career and I’m here right now, so I had to try it.”
Landaluce broke Korda’s serve early in the third set and again once Korda had closed within 5-4. Korda fell despite finishing with the advantage in aces (11-4), total winners (32-18), break points converted (3-2) and fewer unforced errors (16-13).
Landaluce, 20, had never been further than the second round of any ATP 1000 tournament.
Another American bowed out when Czech 21st seed Jiri Lehecka clawed past No. 6 seed Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-2. Fritz controlled the second-set tiebreaker before Lehecka played a stellar third set, when he hit seven of his 10 aces on the day and went 13-for-15 on first-service points.
“I thought in the second set, I kind of stepped back a little bit,” Lehecka said. “In the end, I just felt that in the third set, if I wanted to beat a guy like Taylor, I just needed to go for it and be aggressive. I needed to show the courage that I wanted to win the point. That’s what I tried to do, and it worked well.”
Landaluce and Lehecka will meet in the quarterfinals, as will No. 22 seed Tommy Paul and No. 28 Arthur Fils of France. Paul broke the American losing streak with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Argentine 29th seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry; Fils beat No. 24 Valentin Vacherot of Monaco 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-4.
Four matches remain in the evening session, including No. 2 seed Jannik Sinner of Italy against American Alex Michelsen and No. 19 seed Frances Tiafoe of the U.S. against France’s Terence Atmane.
–Field Level Media
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French Open doubles match ends after sign causes injury
May 25, 2013; Paris, FRANCE; A general view of a tennis ball on a clay court before the 2013 French Open at Roland Garros. Mandatory Credit: Matthias Hauer/GEPA via Imagn Images A French Open women’s doubles match ended Friday when a player tripped over an advertising sign near the baseline and crashed into a wall.
Turkey’s Zeynep Sonmez, 24, sustained a leg injury on the incident at Court Six at Roland Garros in Paris.
Sonmez was chasing down a lob in the first set when she collided with a sign near the court boundary and lost her balance before falling headlong into the wall. She visibly was shaken and appeared to be in considerable pain as the medical staff responded immediately.
Zeynep Sonmez running for a ball and trips over an advertising sign at the back of the court.
She got injured and had to retire from her doubles match.
What is Roland Garros doing at this point to protect the players?
This is getting ridiculous. pic.twitter.com/V6npUQZ0MS
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) May 29, 2026
With Sonmez unable to continue, the second-round match ended after just 17 minutes with Sonmez and Germany’s Tatjana Maria trailing 2-0 against Ukrainians Dayana Yastremska and Anhelina Kalinina.
Sonmez lost her first-round singles match earlier this week 6-4, 6-4 against Australia’s Daria Kasatkina.
Sonmez is ranked No. 66 in the world and owns one singles title on the WTA Tour, prevailing at Mexico’s Merida Open in October 2024.
–Field Level Media
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Stephan Jaeger (back) WDs from Charles Schwab Challenge
May 24, 2026; McKinney, Texas, USA; Stephan Jaeger plays his shot from the second tee during the final round of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images Stephan Jaeger withdrew from Friday’s second round of the Charles Schwab Challenge with a back injury.
Jaeger, 36, carded a 5-over 75 in Thursday’s opening round at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.
He finished tied for ninth at last week’s CJ Cup Byron Nelson and is 84th in the Official World Golf Ranking.
The Germany native has one PGA Tour title to his credit, coming at the 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open.
–Field Level Media
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Twins place LHP Kendry Rojas (elbow) on 15-day IL
May 18, 2026; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Kendry Rojas (60) delivers a pitch against the Houston Astros in the first inning at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images The Minnesota Twins placed left-hander Kendry Rojas on the 15-day injured list on Friday, one day after he was scratched from his scheduled start due to inflammation in his pitching elbow.
The move is retroactive to Tuesday.
Rojas, 23, is 1-0 with a 1.26 ERA in five games (one start) since making his major league debut on April 22.
Also on Friday, the Twins returned right-hander Cody Laweryson from his rehab assignment and reinstated him from the 15-day injured list and recalled left-hander Kody Funderburk from Triple-A St. Paul.
Minnesota also optioned right-hander Travis Adams to St. Paul after Thursday’s 6-2 loss to the host Chicago White Sox.
Laweryson, 28, has a 4.26 ERA and one save without a decision in five relief appearances with the Twins. He has missed the team’s last 45 games due to a right forearm strain.
Funderburk, 29, went 1-1 with one save and a 2.81 ERA in 19 games (no starts) for the Twins prior to being optioned to the Saints on May 10.
Adams, 26, is 1-0 with one save and a 7.20 ERA in seven relief appearances this season with Minnesota.
–Field Level Media
French Open doubles match ends after sign causes injury
Stephan Jaeger (back) WDs from Charles Schwab Challenge
