After the weather disrupted the first couple of days of the tournament, Day 3 at the ATP Miami Masters 1000 will be packed full of action, in an attempt to get the schedule back on track. There are many exciting matchups in prospect, but none more so than Carlos Alcaraz and João Fonseca facing for the first time in an official match.
ATP Miami Day 3 Predictions
Camilo Ugo Carabelli vs Sebastian Korda
Head-to-head: first meeting
Although Carabelli scored a nice win over Mpetshi Perricard in the first round, on a surface like this he should be completely outmached against a Korda that has been showing signs of returning to his best level, with a fantastic run to the title in Delray Beach and a good level in general after the Australian Open. If he can maintain that kind of level, he should prevail with relative ease here.
Prediction: Korda in 2
Luciano Darderi vs Martin Landaluce
Head-to-head: first meeting
After making it past qualifying, Landaluce scored a fantastic win over Marcos Giron in the first round, and he could hardly ask for a better seed to face here than Darderi, whose ranking is mostly based on his clay performances. On a hard court, Landaluce has an excellent chance to score a win here and continue his breakthrough run.
Prediction: Landaluce in 3
Roberto Bautista Agut vs Karen Khachanov
Head-to-head: Bautista-Agut 6-5 Khachanov
This is a rivalry that dates back to 2016, with 11 matches played between the pair and almost perfect parity. That said, right now Khachanov is still a Top 20 mainstay who can ocasionally have a big run, while the 37-year-old Bautista Agut is fighting hard just to stay in the Top 100. That said, he has been playing well in Indian Wells and here in Miami, he’s facing an opponent he has beaten many times and could well make life very hard for Khachanov here–and even maybe prevail against an opponent who hasn’t really had a good 2026 so far. It should be a far closer match than their rankings suggest, in any case.
Prediction: Khachanov in 3
Carlos Alcaraz vs João Fonseca
Head-to-head: first meeting
This is easily the most anticipated match of the day, with the World #1 taking on the most hyped youngster on our, who will be practically playing on home soil given the crowd support that he will certainly get. Fonseca showed an excellent level in Indian Wells, and Alcaraz hasn’t been very impressive in Miami in recent years, which can give the Brazilian some hope, but even if Fonseca catches fire for a while at this point in their respective careers it would take something monumental for him to beat Alcaraz.
Prediction: Alcaraz in 3
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