MIAMI.- The Spanish Carlos Alcaraznumber one in men’s tennis, and the Brazilian jewel Joao Fonseca They could fight their first official duel this week in the Miami Masters 1000according to the draw held this Monday.
As the first seed, Alcaraz has a guaranteed place in the second round, where he will face the winner of the first phase match between Fonseca (number 39 of the ATP) and Hungarian Fabian Marozsan (46th).
The 19-year-old tennis player from Rio, already measured forces with Alcaraz in an exhibition game played last December, also in Miami, where the Spaniard won in a super “tie break” tiebreaker.
Fonseca thus faces a complicated start to the tournament in Miami, where last year he made his debut, advancing to the third round pushed by the intense support of the Brazilian fans.
In the recent Indian Wells Masters 1000Fonseca progressed even further until he ran into the other great dominator of the circuit on Tuesday, the Italian Jannik Sinnerwhich needed two tie breaks to knock down the Brazilian promise in the round of 16.
Alcaraz, for his part, wants to get rid of the bitter aftertaste of his defeat on Saturday in the Indian Wells semifinals against the Russian Daniil Medvedevhis first of the year after 16 consecutive wins.
Champion in Miami in 2022, the Murcian theoretically emerged favored from the draw, which left the American as the main threats before the final Taylor Fritz and english Jack Draper.
On the other hand, Sinner, winner of Sunday’s final in Indian Wells against Medvedev, could have to face the Russian and the German again Alexander Zverev on their way to the final.
A shoulder injury prevented Novak Djokovic compete this year in Miami, where in 2025 he fell in the final against the young Czech Jakub Mensik.
The first round, which starts on Wednesday, also features a South American duel between the Chilean Alejandro Tabilo and the Argentine Francisco Comesaña.
Arteta bets on teenager
Mikel Arteta assured that Max Dowman is ready to play “regularly” in the Arsenalafter the 16-year-old promise made history with a goal and claimed to be in Tuesday’s eleven against Bayer Leverkusen in eighths of Champions.
Dowman was the great figure in Arsenal’s 2-0 victory against the Everton on Saturday, which allowed the Gunners to increase their cushion at the top of the league to nine points. Premier League.
At just 16 years and 73 days old, Dowman came off the bench to ensure a vital victory for the Londoners: first he placed the center so that Viktor Gyokeres opened the scoring and then scored himself in injury time.
