But Marozsan already boasts a win over the reigning Roland Garros, US Open, and Australian Open champion—stunning the Spaniard at the 2023 Internazionali BNL d’Italia—and stormed back to force a decider.
Aided by his tremendous forehand, Fonseca got back on track early in the third, winning the first three games and pumped up the volume with the finish line in sight. Breaking a second time, Fonseca clinched the win in just under two hours.
This will be the first meeting between Fonseca and Alcaraz, who was 16-0 to start the 2026 season before incurring his first defeat in the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open—losing to Daniil Medvedev.
It will be Alcaraz’s first match of the week, as he was awarded a first-round bye.
