landaluce has broken into the Miami Open round of 16 after a breakout run that peaked on Sunday, setting up a showdown with Sebastian Korda on Tuesday in Miami. The 20-year-old from Madrid arrives at this stage as the ninth-lowest ranked player to reach the last 16 of the Miami Open, in the same tournament where he won his first ATP match two seasons ago. The immediate stakes are clear: a win over Korda would send him into the quarterfinals of a Masters 1000 event.
Miami Open: what has happened and what comes next for Landaluce
Martín Landaluce advanced to the round of 16 at the Masters 1000 in Miami after defeating Karen Khachanov, the No. 15 in the ATP ranking, by 6-3 and 7-6. The match result pushed him deeper into the tournament than ever before at this level, and it sets up a Tuesday meeting with Sebastian Korda for a place in the quarterfinals.
Landaluce entered the last 16 with limited tour-level wins to his name, having previously recorded only two victories on the ATP circuit. In Miami, that changed quickly, with the win over Khachanov marking a surprise step forward and leaving him as the last Spanish player still in the draw after defeats for Carlos Alcaraz, Fokina, and Rafa Jódar.
Inside the team around landaluce: family, agents, and the Manacor base
The run in Miami is also being framed by the structure around the player. Landaluce’s progress has been closely tied to his father, Alejandro, described as one of the best +55 rackets in the world, who oversees his son’s sporting programming. The competitive foundation, as presented by those around him, is portrayed as coming from home.
At age 12, Albert Molina—agent of Carlos Alcaraz and a talent scout at IMG—identified Landaluce’s potential. Last season, Alejandra Landaluce joined Molina and now works alongside him; she travels to major tournaments and was present in the player box at Hard Rock Stadium during her brother’s Miami matches.
On court, Landaluce is supported by two coaches: Óscar Burrieza, who is with him in Miami, and Esteban Carril. Away from the match schedule, his training base is set in Manacor at the Rafa Nadal Academy, where he moved three years ago. He previously had the chance to share practice sessions with the 22-time major champion before that player retired in November 2024.
Schedule watch: Korda match and the next checkpoints after Miami
Tuesday’s next step is the round-of-16 clash against Korda, with a quarterfinal berth on the line. Coverage information provided for viewers places the start time at 16: 00 in peninsular Spain through Movistar Plus, while Miami coverage listings also point to that same 16: 00 time window for the match.
Beyond Miami, Landaluce’s immediate roadmap depends on whether he receives invitations for two upcoming events: the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell (April 13–19) and the Mutua Madrid Open (April 22–May 3). Off the court, he is also balancing studies; last season his Wimbledon qualifying schedule overlapped with exams for a дистанce degree in Business Administration at the International University of La Rioja (UNIR).
Quick context on his trajectory and the rivalry that could resurface
Landaluce has been highlighted as a prospect since he won the US Open junior title in 2022, and Miami is now becoming a defining checkpoint in his early professional rise. In December, he and fellow Madrid player Rafa Jódar—both the same age and both from Club de Tenis Chamartín—met at the Next Gen Finals in Jeddah, where Jódar won.
As the tournament clock moves toward Tuesday’s match, the focus tightens on whether landaluce can extend a surprise Miami run into the quarterfinals, and whether that momentum carries into the next stretch of the season once his post-Miami schedule becomes clear.
