Miami, March 21 -- Spanish tennis star and world number one Carlos Alcaraz had a fine start to his Miami Open campaign, with a win over 19-year-old Joao Fonseca in the first round on Friday night.

Alcaraz and Fonseca, both of them at their aggressive best, produced a booming sound when the ball connected with their racquets and enthralled the fans in Miami in their well-contested, first-ever ATP Head-to-Head meeting. It was Alcaraz who came out on top by 6-4, 6-4.

Fonseca got some strong support from the Brazilians in the crowd as he put in a spirited fight against the world number one. Alcaraz's experience, class and maturity ultimately came out on top against Fonseca's ferocity.

Following the match, Alcaraz said, as quoted by ATP's o...