Sunday at 1: 00 a. m. ET, joao fonseca is scheduled to play Tommy Paul in Indian Wells’ third round. CONFIRMED: Fonseca advanced to the tournament’s third round and is listed for the final match of the night. UNCONFIRMED as of 11: 00 p. m. ET: which specific court and the minute-by-minute start time for that match.
Joao Fonseca’s third-round berth and how he got there
CONFIRMED: Joao Fonseca, a 19-year-old Brazilian ranked No. 35 in the world, advanced to the third round of the Masters 1000 at Indian Wells after a comeback win over Karen Khachanov in the second round. CONFIRMED: Fonseca saved two match points in the second-set tiebreak before completing the victory and earning the next matchup. Each of those facts is established in the match coverage for the tournament.
Tommy Paul named opponent and his listed credentials
CONFIRMED: Fonseca’s opponent for the third round is American Tommy Paul, ranked No. 24. CONFIRMED: Paul has an Olympic doubles bronze medal from Paris 2024 with partner Taylor Fritz, has reached the ATP top 10 in his career, and has four tour titles, including the ATP 500 at Queen’s in 2024. CONFIRMED: Paul previously beat Fonseca at the Madrid Masters in 2025.
Conflicting court listings and the single observable trigger that will settle it
UNCONFIRMED as of 11: 00 p. m. ET: which court will host the Fonseca–Paul match. One account states Fonseca will play on the central court of the Indian Wells complex; another account lists him as the fifth and final match on Stadium 1. That discrepancy means the precise venue is unresolved.
That said, the specific document that will resolve the conflict is the tournament’s official daily order of play. If the order of play published for the night lists Joao Fonseca on the central court at or about 1: 00 a. m. ET, the central-court assignment is confirmed. If the order of play lists him as the final match on Stadium 1, that listing will serve as the confirmation instead. The tournament’s published order of play is the single observable trigger that will clarify both court and exact start minute.
What changes under each confirmed outcome
CONFIRMED: The match is scheduled to be the final match of the night in the Indian Wells complex. CONDITIONAL: If the order of play confirms Fonseca on central court, the match will occur on the tournament’s largest stage and carry the logistical effects that central-court scheduling implies for crowd size and post-match media access. CONDITIONAL: If the order of play confirms Stadium 1 instead, the match remains the final nightly encounter but will take place on a different show court as listed by the tournament.
UNCONFIRMED as of 11: 00 p. m. ET: the exact minute the ball will be struck for the first point. The published order of play will provide the confirmed start time; until that document is released, published start times in coverage vary by source.
CONFIRMED next event: the third-round match between joao fonseca and Tommy Paul is scheduled for about 1: 00 a. m. ET on the night between Sunday and Monday. CONDITIONAL: If Fonseca wins this match, he is expected to face the winner of Denis Shapovalov vs. Jannik Sinner in the round of 16, as listed in the tournament draw.
