By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday March 25, 2024
Fabian Marozsan has barely minimize his tooth on the ATP degree, however already the younger Hungarian is making a reputation for himself on the greatest occasions.
Now 24, he solely has 40 ATP matches to his title, and simply made his High 100 debut final July. So who is that this younger participant that already owns wins over Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune? Listed below are 5 issues to learn about Fabian Marozsan.
Heās a Ringer on the Masters
Marozsan has performed 4 Masters 1000 tournaments in his profession, and he has managed to succeed in no less than the spherical of 16 in all 4. After at presentās win over Alex de Minaur, the World No. 57 owns a 14-3 lifetime file on the Masters 1000s. He’ll face Alexander Zverev within the quarterfinals subsequent.
Heās good towards the High 10
Marozsan burst onto the scene final yr at Rome when he toppled Carlos Alcaraz in his first ever match towards the High 10, 6-3, 7-6(4).
Learn extra about that upset victory, which snapped Alcaraz’s 12-match profitable streak, right here:
Marozsan, who certified and was ranked 135 on the time, has gone on to win 4 of 5 whole matches towards the High 10. He defeated then ninth-ranked Casper Ruud en path to the Shanghai quarterfinals (his greatest Masters outcome so far) final yr, and took out world No.7 Holger Rune 6-1 6-1 within the second spherical at Miami this week. He backed up the win over Rune by taking out No.9-ranked De Minaur in three units on Tuesday.
Heās Headed for a High 50 debut
Marozsan is already as much as 38 within the ATP stay rankings ā he was ranked 128 this time final yr.
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Marozsan at Masters 1000 occasions, a quick but profitable historical past:
13-3 lifetime in important attracts ā 3-1 vs High-10 ā By no means failed to succeed in Spherical of 16 ā #MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/HKsY7dDJyo
ā Tennis TV (@TennisTV) March 25, 2024
Like His Idol, He is Good on Clay
Marozsan received two challenger titles on clay final yr, and was 31-13 total on the floor throughout all ranges in 2023. He has but to play a important draw match at Roland-Garros, nonetheless, as he misplaced within the qualifying final yr, so heāll look ahead to that privilege later this season.
He makes use of his massive floor strokes and deft contact and drop pictures to maintain his opponents off steadiness on the floor.
Marozsan was 12-12 on laborious courts throughout all ranges final yr, if you happen toāre scoring at residence.
The Hungarian, who began taking part in tennis at age 5, cites King of Clay Rafael Nadal as his idol.
Heās the No.1 Hungarian
Marozsan has taken over for Marton Fucsovics on the prime of Hungarian malesās tennis. With a recreation like his, count on him to interrupt some data for his nation within the subsequent few years. Final yr at Shanghai, Marozsan reached the quarterfinals at Shanghai to grow to be the primary man from his nation to succeed in that far at a Masters 1000 for the reason that sequence started in 1990
Now he is accomplished it once more in Miami!
