By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday March 25, 2024
Fabian Marozsan has barely lower his enamel on the ATP degree, however already the younger Hungarian is making a reputation for himself on the largest 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 here are 5 issues to learn 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 present’s 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.
He’s 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).
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 thus 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.
He’s Headed for a High 50 debut
Marozsan is already as much as 38 within the ATP reside rankings – he was ranked 128 this time final yr.
Fabulous Fabian 😄
Marozsan at Masters 1000 occasions, a quick but profitable historical past:
13-3 lifetime in most important attracts ✅
3-1 vs High-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 gained 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 most important draw match at Roland-Garros, nonetheless, as he misplaced within the qualifying final yr, so he’ll stay 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 stability on the floor.
Marozsan was 12-12 on arduous courts throughout all ranges final yr, in the event you’re scoring at house.
The Hungarian, who began enjoying 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 prime of Hungarian males’s tennis. With a sport like his, anticipate 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 achieve that far at a Masters 1000 because the collection started in 1990
Now he is performed it once more in Miami!