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World No. 135 Fabian Marozsan has delivered on the ATP Tour to call “Shock of the season” by outright upset of Carlos Alcaraz set Monday at the Rome Masters.
The 23-year-old Hungarian beat second seed Alcaraz 6-3 7-6(4) to reach the fourth spot. circular After an almost flawless showing in Italy.
Marozsan, who is playing in his first ATP Tour main draw after struggling through qualifying, unsettled the 20-year-old Spaniard with a combination of drop shots and deep groundstrokes.
“I’m so happy, I couldn’t have imagined it,” Marozsan said after his remarkable victory.
“It was my dream last night. Now, it is true that I am very happy about this. Yesterday, we talked about this match, I told you I would just try to do something special and win a few games or maybe a set. I just beat us [world No. 2.] He’s our best in the sport, so I’m really happy about that.
“I slept well … I had no problem with my sleep! Everything was perfect today. The crowd, the weather, the court, so I’m very happy I’m doing my job.
“In the tiebreak, it was 1-4 then I won six points in a row. It’s amazing. I don’t know what happened at the point. I just tried to come back every point and give my best.”
Marazsan became the fourth player ranked outside the top 100 in the past decade to win their first match against a top-two ranked opponent at an ATP event. According to Opta.
Alcaraz is one of the favorites to win the French Open starting later this month after an excellent season so far.
The 2022 US Open winner entered the match with a 30-2 record for the 2023 season but was unable to match Marazsan throughout the encounter.
Marozsan broke Alcaraz early in the first set to take a 3-1 lead and was able to hold serve for the early advantage.
The second set was much more of an affair, with the pair breaking each other and flowing before Marozsan made a stunning comeback in the tiebreak – from 4-1 down to make it 5-4 – to seal the famous victory. .
He has already beaten world number 67 Corentin Mautet and world number 39 Jiri Lehka in the main draw, but the win over Alcaraz is by far the highlight.
Official Rome Masters Twitter account Summing up how many felt after the shocking nature of the result, said: “Can we postpone the game for a bit? It takes some time to digest what just happened.”
Marozsan’s reward for recording the biggest win of her career in one hour and 40 minutes was a fourth-round match against No. 15 seed Borna Curic.
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