The first round of the Miami Open men's singles was played on Thursday without incidents or further delays, after rains pushed back the matches on Wednesday. There are still a few Round of 128 games to be played on Friday (starting at 10:00 local time, 15:00 CET, 14.00 GMT), including Terence Atmane vs. Daniel Altmaier and Gabriel Diallo vs Wu Yibing, followed by the first games in second round (round of 64).
Today we will see the debuts of top players like Casper Ruud, Jack Draper, Taylor Fritz, Karen Khachanov, Alex de Miñaur, Alexander Zverev, and Carlos Alcaraz. The highlight for mane will be the match between Carlos Alcaraz and João Fonseca, between the 22-year-old World No. 1 and the 19-year-old who has been hailed as one of the top talents of the sport for the years to come.
During Indian Wells, we witnessed the first duel between Sinner and Fonseca. The Italian, and eventual winner, won in straight sets, but both were decided on tie-breaks, ending 8-6 and 7-4. Tonight we will see the first duel between Alcaraz and Fonseca, with the added pressure for Alcaraz that he needs to win as many points as he can to defend his World No. 1 status.
Time for the match between Alcaraz and Fonseca
The match between Carlos Alcaraz and Joao Fonseca won't start before 00:00 CET (of Saturday), 23:00 GMT (of Friday). However, given it will be the last match of the day (starts at 19 PM local time), it's likely to be delayed depending on how long the previous matches in that court last.
Miami Open second round games on Friday, March 20
These are the rest of Miami Open games to be played on Friday, March 20. All of them will not start earlier than that time, but may start later depending on the length of the previous games.
Casper Ruud vs. Ethan Quinn - 17:00 CET
Tommy Paul vs. Adria Mannarino - 17:10 CET
Arthur Fils vs. Darwin Blanch - 17:20 CET
Arthur Cazaux vs. Marcelo Tomás Barrios Vera - 17:20 CET
Matteo Arnaldi vs. Alexander Shevchenko - 17:20 CET
Adam Walton vs. Sebastian Baez - 17:20 CET
Jack Draper vs. Reilly Opelka - 17:30 CET
Alexander Bublik vs. Matteo Berrettini - 18:20 CET
Raphael Collignon vs. Flavio Cobolli - 18:30 CET
Moise Kouame vs. Jiri Lehecka - 18:30 CET
Botic van de Zandschulp vs. Taylor Fritz - 18:30 CET
Roberto Bautista vs. Karen Khachanov - 18:30 CET
Zizou Bergs vs. Tomás Martín Etcheverry - 19:40 CET
Mariano Navone vs. Valentin Vacherot - 19:40 CET
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Alex de Miñaur - 19:50 CET
Camilo Ugo Carabelli vs. Sebastian Korda - 19:50 CET
Carlos Alcaraz vs. Joao Fonseca - 00:00 CET
Aleksandar Vukic vs. Rafael Jódar - 00:00 CET
Luciano Darderi vs. Martín Landaluce - 00:00 CET