I beat Carlos Alcaraz weeks in the past however have solely ever received three ATP matches
Slightly-known Hungarian tennis participant managed to drag off arguably the upset of the yr by defeating Carlos Alcaraz simply weeks earlier than the Spaniard received his maiden Wimbledon title. Fabian Marozsan, who hails from Budapest, has solely received three matches at ATP Tour stage however managed to spring a shock on Alcaraz on the Rome Open again in May.
Marozsan was ranked outdoors the world’s high 130 on the time and was taking part in in his first ATP Tour major draw, however he managed to supply a few of his greatest tennis to down Alcaraz in straight units. The consequence, which noticed Marozsan attain the fourth spherical in Rome, got here simply two months earlier than Alcaraz shocked Novak Djokovic to win this yr’s Wimbledon title on Sunday.
The 20-year-old obtained a message of fine luck from Marozsan shortly after he was overwhelmed by the Hungarian hopeful, with the latter posting on Instagram: “It was such a pleasure to share the court with you. Thank you for your kind words, I wish you all the best and I hope we will have some fights in the future.”
Marozsan’s spectacular victory over Alcaraz was by far the highest-profile scalp of his fledgling profession, with the 23-year-old having solely received a complete of three ATP Tour matches since turning skilled. His different two victories additionally got here in Rome in opposition to Corentin Moutet and Jiri Lehecka earlier than following up his win over Alcaraz with defeat by the hands of Borna Coric.
He has by no means received a match at Grand Slam stage, together with his Wimbledon journey ending within the first spherical in opposition to David Goffin, whereas he by no means managed to make it by way of the qualifying section on the French Open earlier this yr. Marozsan has received three Challenger occasions, although, kicking issues off at Banja Luka in August 2022 earlier than clinching his subsequent title seven months later in Antalya.
Marozsan went on to earn a spot on the earth’s high 100 by successful the Perugia Challenger occasion with out dropping a set and stays at No 93 regardless of his early Wimbledon exit. He didn’t look like overly disheartened by his displaying on the All England Club, although, as he outlined his need to regroup and maintain shifting ahead in an Instagram put up shortly after his first-round defeat.
He opted to make use of a quote from Rafael Nadal for example his level, which reads: “Enduring means accepting. Accepting things as they are and not as you would wish them to be, and then looking ahead, not behind.” Marozsan added: “Few goals achieved. Now it’s time to regroup and set new goals. Only one thing stays the same: to put in 110 per cent work and commitment to achieve my dreams! Thank you Wimbledon!”
It stays to be seen whether or not Marozsan will have the ability to bounce again by pulling off one other high-profile upset within the close to future, though his instant focus might be to win his fourth Challenger title in Trieste this week. He managed to get by way of the primary spherical with a routine victory over Gonzalo Villanueva however will face a tough job in beating house favorite Matteo Gigante in his subsequent outing on the match.