Miami
When is Alcaraz enjoying Fonseca in Miami?
Extremely anticipated match begins not earlier than 7 p.m. native time
March 20, 2026
ATP Tour
Carlos Alcaraz and Joao Fonseca are set for his or her maiden Lexus ATP Head2Head assembly.
By ATP Employees
Prime seed Carlos Alcaraz faces Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca on Friday in a blockbuster second-round match on the Miami Open introduced by Itau. The pair’s first Lexus ATP Head2Head assembly will start not earlier than 7 p.m. native time.
Alcaraz, the World No. 1 within the PIF ATP Rankings, arrives in south Florida with a 16-1 season file, in response to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index. The Spaniard is aiming to rebound after struggling his first lack of 2026, a straight-sets defeat to Daniil Medvedev within the Indian Wells semi-finals.
Fonseca, 19, is without doubt one of the fastest-rising stars on the ATP Tour and the World No. 39 will now get his first crack on the 26-time tour-level titlist Alcaraz. Fonseca downed Fabian Marozsan 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 within the first spherical Thursday. Champion in Buenos Aires and Basel in 2025, Fonseca pushed Jannik Sinner in two tight units final week on the BNP Paribas Open. Sinner went on to win the title.
Now, the tennis world’s keen look ahead to the primary Alcaraz-Fonseca showdown will quickly be over. The duo begins Friday’s night session at Exhausting Rock Stadium.
View the total Friday order of play and all of Thursday’s ends in Miami.
Â
