Overview
- Carlos Alcaraz secured an early break in each set and saved all three break points he faced in a composed performance at Hard Rock Stadium.
- The win comes after his Indian Wells semifinal defeat to Daniil Medvedev and moves his 2026 record to 17-1, including titles at the Australian Open and Doha.
- Alcaraz lauded 19-year-old Joao Fonseca’s potential, noting that consecutive tests against the top two players will be valuable for his growth.
- Fonseca, ranked No. 39, recently pushed Jannik Sinner to two tiebreaks at Indian Wells and faced Alcaraz in their first official Tour meeting following a Miami exhibition in December.
- Sebastian Korda set up the next match by defeating Camilo Ugo Carabelli 6-0, 6-3.