Overview
- Carlos Alcaraz saved all three break points he faced and secured one break in each set in their first ATP Tour meeting at Hard Rock Stadium.
- World No. 1 moves on to face No. 32 seed Sebastian Korda in the third round after the American beat Camilo Ugo Carabelli 6-0, 6-3.
- Joao Fonseca, 19, arrived after pushing Jannik Sinner to two tiebreaks at Indian Wells and said Alcaraz’s variety provides more ‘arsenal’ than Sinner’s metronomic precision.
- Alcaraz praised Fonseca’s potential, citing these back-to-back matches against the top two as formative and noting the Brazilian must refine shot selection and manage expectations.
- The victory also lifted Alcaraz’s Masters 1000 win rate to 78.1% (89–25), edging past Roger Federer’s 77.9% and trailing only Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal among players with 20+ matches.