Miami
Miami Friday play resumes after rain ahead of Alcaraz vs. Fonseca
Ruud, Draper, Fritz also on Friday schedule at ATP Masters 1000 event
March 20, 2026
ATP Tour
The Miami Open presented by Itau will take place through 29 March.
By ATP Staff
The Friday action at the Miami Open presented by Itau has resumed after early rain at Hard Rock Stadium.
Two matches on outside courts at the ATP Masters 1000 event are back underway after the weather forced the players off court twice in the first two hours of play. On Court 6, Daniel Altmaier is taking on Terence Atmane, with the latter leading 3-1 in the opening set, while Thiago Agustin Tirante will resume his clash with Valentin Royer on Court 5 with a 2-0 lead.
Fans will be hoping the rain clears quickly with a bumper selection of matches scheduled for the rest of the day in Miami. On Stadium Court, the No. 1 player in the PIF ATP Rankings Carlos Alcaraz will take on #NextGenATP Brazilian Joao Fonseca in the opening match of the night session. It will be the pair’s maiden Lexus ATP Head2Head clash. Before then at 12 p.m. local time, 11th seed Casper Ruud will meet fast-rising home favourite Ethan Quinn.
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On Grandstand, Jack Draper will take on Reilly Opelka from not before 12:30 p.m. local time. American No. 1 Taylor Fritz will then start his campaign against Botic van de Zandschulp before fifth seed Alex de Minaur contests a heavyweight matchup against Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Notable matches from the outside courts on Friday’s schedule include 10th seed Alexander Bublik against Matteo Berrettini, 28th seed Arthur Fils against #NextGenATP home favourite Darwin Blanch, and 21st seed Jiri Lehecka against 17-year-old Moise Kouame. On Thursday, French wild card Kouame became the youngest player to win a match in tournament history by overcoming Zachary Svajda in three sets.
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