Carlos Alcaraz cuts through the noise to ease past Joao Fonseca at Miami Open

World No 1 beats Brazilian 6-4, 6-4 at the Hard Rock Stadium Spaniard says teenager ‘reminds me a lot [of me] when I was his age’ As Carlos Alcaraz worked through his service motion midway through his opening match at the Miami Open, a scream pierced the night-time air. One of the 16,000 spectators breathlessly cheering Alcaraz’s demise had attempted to distract the Spaniard just before he struck the ball. In a spectacular atmosphere unlike many other Masters 1000 second round matches in re...

By Tumaini Carayol at the Hard Rock Stadium

Carlos Alcaraz surpasses Roger Federer in key statistic after Joao Fonseca win in Miami

Carlos Alcaraz avoided a slip-up in the Miami Open second round, coming through a tricky test against Joao Fonseca. Fonseca took an early 3-0 lead in the opening set, but Alcaraz managed to turn things around and secure his place in the next round.