World #1's
Roger Federer and
Simona Halep lost back-to-back matches at the 2018 Miami Open on Saturday. Halep lost to
Aggie Radwanska in 3 sets while Federer lost to
Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia. Kokkinakis is currently ranked #175 in the world but has been as high as #69 and is widely considered one of the more talented Australian youngsters. Federer's loss was more significant because it means that
Rafael Nadal will regain the #1 ranking when the tournament is over since Federer was not able to defend
his 2017 title here.
However, the loss of the top seeds was just the latest upsets in a string of (somewhat) surprising defeats at this year's Miami Open. First 8-time champion
Serena Williams was easily dismissed by
2018 Indian Wells champ Naomi Osaka in the first round,
Novak Djokovic's 16-match win streak in Miami was snapped by
Benoit Paire of France. Additionally,
2018 Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki lost a 3-set thriller to
Monica Puig.
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