{"id":1838820,"date":"2026-03-21T09:18:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T06:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1838820"},"modified":"2026-03-21T09:18:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T06:18:49","slug":"miami-open-carlos-alcaraz-makes-wrong-comment-about-joao-fonseca-expectations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1838820","title":{"rendered":"Miami Open: Carlos Alcaraz makes &#8216;wrong&#8217; comment about Joao Fonseca expectations"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Miami Open: Carlos Alcaraz makes \u2018wrong\u2019 comment about Joao Fonseca expectations<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/ewan-west\" class=\"text-sm font-normal 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Alcaraz with Joao Fonseca inset                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>Carlos Alcaraz has reacted to defeating Joao Fonseca at the 2026 Miami Open and weighed in on the expectations placed on the Brazilian teenager.<\/p>\n<p>In the second round in Miami, world No 1\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\">Alcaraz<\/a> downed world No 39 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/joao-fonseca\">Fonseca<\/a> 6-4, 6-4 in a competitive encounter at the Hard Rock Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>It was the pair\u2019s first-ever competitive encounter and their only meeting besides an exhibition match in December \u2014 which was also played in Miami.<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz broke Fonseca once in each set and saved the three break points the 19-year-old Brazilian created.<\/p>\n<p>In his on-court interview with Tennis TV, Alcaraz said. \u201cI think I was really good in crucial moments. I was really good since the beginning until the last ball. I know how good Joao is, and that\u2019s why I was really focused, every point, every shot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just happy to stay calm, to stay positive in those moments. Most of the games, I just served pretty well, which was a really great weapon today for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Miami Open News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-warning-jannik-sinner-advice-rusedski\"><strong>Carlos Alcaraz gets some candid advice as he is told one area where Jannik Sinner is \u2018better\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/joao-fonseca-top-3-material-carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner-claim-bard-gilbert\"><strong>\u2018Top 3 material\u2019 Joao Fonseca \u2018can jump in the mix with Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard was asked about Fonseca playing him after facing Jannik Sinner for the first time in Indian Wells earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor him, playing toe to toe with us, I think he and his team are going to get great feedback to know what he should improve in the future,\u201d said the 22-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he has everything, great shots, a lot of things to improve, but for sure he\u2019s going to do it. Back-to-back tournaments playing the No 1 and No 2 in the world I think is going to be really helpful for him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do remember when I played Rafael Nadal for the first time, and I do remember how good that match was for me \u2014 even though I was destroyed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his press conference, Alcaraz addressed how the expectations placed on Fonseca compare to what he experienced at the start of his own career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince I was 16 I was constantly compared to Rafa, as Rafa\u2019s successor, as the one who had to be,\u201d said the seven-time Grand Slam winner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut at the same time Rafa was still playing, still winning the biggest tournaments and staying at the top of the rankings. It\u2019s a completely different situation from what Joao is experiencing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was the successor to someone, and he is the one who has to win after so long without anyone reaching the very top in Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI lived a different situation, I think, because Brazil hasn\u2019t had a top player for a long time. And that\u2019s what people want to see, that\u2019s why there is so much expectation, and he carries that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think people are putting him in a situation where it seems he has to win every tournament, that he has to win every match and beat every player. I think that\u2019s a bit wrong. Or at least nowadays we should let him be, or lower those expectations a little.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/novak-djokovic-replaced-alcaraz-sinner-medvedev\">Novak Djokovic has been replaced as \u2018the third man\u2019 claims leading tennis voice<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miami Open: Carlos Alcaraz makes \u2018wrong\u2019 comment about Joao Fonseca expectations Ewan West 21 Mar 2026 9:18 AM Carlos Alcaraz with Joao Fonseca inset Carlos Alcaraz has reacted to defeating Joao Fonseca at the 2026 Miami Open and weighed in on the expectations placed on the Brazilian teenager. 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