Miami Open Once Again Makes Scheduling Mistake with Joao Fonseca

Miami Open tournament director James Blake has learned his lesson when it comes to one player in particular. Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca has become one of the biggest young stars on the ATP Tour, attracting huge crowds wherever he plays, but that’s especially evident in Miami, with plenty of Brazilian and Latin American fans attending the tournament. Blake and the tournament team ran into some trouble last year when they moved one of Fonseca’s matches at the last minute. The 19-year-old was set to face Ugo Humbert on the Grandstand court – the tournament’s second-largest showcourt – and fans waited hours to see him in action. But Fonseca vs Humbert was moved to the 14,000-strong Stadium court to fill a gap following another mid-match retirement, and those on Grandstand were understandably furious.