{"id":535048,"date":"2026-03-20T16:18:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T16:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/535048\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T16:18:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T16:18:10","slug":"when-is-alcaraz-playing-fonseca-in-miami-atp-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/535048\/","title":{"rendered":"When is Alcaraz playing Fonseca in Miami? | ATP Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Miami
\n When is Alcaraz playing Fonseca in Miami?<\/p>\n

Highly anticipated match begins not before 7 p.m. local time<\/p>\n

March 20, 2026<\/p>\n

\"Carlos<\/p>\n

ATP Tour<\/p>\n

Carlos Alcaraz and Joao Fonseca are set for their maiden Lexus ATP Head2Head meeting.
\n By ATP Staff<\/p>\n

Top seed Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> faces Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca<\/a> on Friday in a blockbuster second-round match at the Miami Open presented by Itau<\/a>. The pair\u2019s first Lexus ATP Head2Head meeting will begin not before 7 p.m. local time.<\/p>\n

\nAlcaraz, the World No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings, arrives in south Florida with a 16-1 season record, according to the Infosys ATP Win\/Loss Index. The Spaniard is aiming to rebound after suffering his first loss of 2026, a straight-sets defeat to Daniil Medvedev<\/a> in the Indian Wells semi-finals. <\/p>\n

\nFonseca, 19, is one of the fastest-rising stars on the ATP Tour and the World No. 39 will now get his first crack at the 26-time tour-level titlist Alcaraz. Fonseca downed Fabian Marozsan<\/a> 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in the first round Thursday. Champion in Buenos Aires and Basel in 2025, Fonseca pushed Jannik Sinner<\/a> in two tight sets last week at the BNP Paribas Open<\/a>. Sinner went on to win the title.<\/p>\n

\nNow, the tennis world\u2019s eager wait for the first Alcaraz-Fonseca showdown will soon be over. The duo begins Friday’s evening session at Hard Rock Stadium.<\/p>\n

View the full Friday order of play<\/a> and all of Thursday’s results in Miami<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You May Also Like: Alcaraz focused on being ‘one step ahead’ during Miami title bid<\/a><\/p>\n

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