By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday March 25, 2024
Fabian Marozsan has barely lower his tooth on the ATP stage, however already the younger Hungarian is making a reputation for himself on the greatest occasions.
Now 24, he solely has 39 ATP matches to his identify, and simply made his Prime 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 find out about Fabian Marozsan.
He’s a Ringer on the Masters
Marozsan has performed 4 Masters 1000 tournaments in his profession, and he has managed to achieve at the least the spherical of 16 in all 4. After at this time’s win over Alexei Popyrin, the World No. 57 owns a 13-3 lifetime document on the Masters 1000s. He’ll face Alex de Minaur on Tuesday in Miami.
He’s good in opposition to the Prime 10
Marozsan burst onto the scene final 12 months at Rome when he toppled Carlos Alcaraz in his first ever match in opposition to the Prime 10, 6-3, 7-6(4).
Marozsan, who certified and was ranked 135 on the time, has gone on to win three of 4 whole matches in opposition to the Prime 10. He defeated then ninth-ranked Casper Ruud en path to the Shanghai quarterfinals (his finest Masters consequence up to now) final 12 months, and took out world No.7 Holger Rune 6-1 6-1 within the second spherical at Miami this week.
He’s Headed for a Prime 50 debut
Marozsan is already as much as 47 within the ATP reside rankings – he was ranked 128 this time final 12 months.
Fabulous Fabian 😄
Marozsan at Masters 1000 occasions, a short but profitable historical past:
13-3 lifetime in predominant attracts ✅
3-1 vs Prime-10 ✅
By no means failed to achieve Spherical of 16 ✅#MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/HKsY7dDJyo— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) March 25, 2024
Like His Idol, He is Good on Clay
Marozsan received two challenger titles on clay final 12 months, and was 31-13 total on the floor throughout all ranges in 2023. He has but to play a predominant draw match at Roland-Garros, nevertheless, as he misplaced within the qualifying final 12 months, so he’ll sit up for that privilege later this season.
He makes use of his huge floor strokes and deft contact and drop pictures to maintain his opponents off steadiness on the floor.
Marozsan was 12-12 on arduous courts throughout all ranges final 12 months, in the event you’re scoring at residence.
The Hungarian, who began taking part in tennis at age 5, cites King of Clay Rafael Nadal as his idol.
He’s the No.1 Hungarian
Marozsan has taken over for Marton Fucsovics on the high of Hungarian males’s tennis. With a recreation like his, count on him to interrupt some information for his nation within the subsequent few years.
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