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When will Alcaraz, Sinner play their first match in Miami?

Alcaraz may face Joao Fonseca in his opening match

March 18, 2026

The supposed schedule for Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner on the Miami Open presented by Itau has been launched by event organisers.

Prime seed Alcaraz leads the sector within the prime half of the draw and is about to start his occasion on Friday night towards Joao Fonseca or Fabian Marozsan, who’re scheduled to compete Thursday. Alcaraz has by no means confronted 19-year-old Brazilian Fonseca, who misplaced to Jannik Sinner within the fourth spherical in Indian Wells.

Alcaraz is the youngest Miami champion in event historical past, having received the title aged 18 in 2022. The No. 1 participant within the PIF ATP Rankings is chasing his third title of the season, following success on the Australian Open and in Doha. The Spaniard had his excellent begin to the season ended final week in Indian Wells by Daniil Medvedev within the semi-finals.

Second seed Sinner will begin his occasion on Saturday towards Damir Dzumhur or qualifier Ignacio Buse. The 24-year-old owns a 19-3 file in Miami, based on the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index, and has reached the ultimate in three of his 4 appearances, lifting the trophy in 2024.

Sinner made historical past final week in Indian Wells, the place he grew to become simply the third — and youngest — man to complete the set of winning all six ATP Masters 1000 hard-court events, becoming a member of Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer.

The hard-court occasion in Miami begins on Wednesday.