After the opening match at Rome Masters, Carlos Alcaraz was sure the number 1 on the ATP rankings. With the current high form, the Spaniard is expected to go deep at Rome Masters, and compete for the championship with Novak Djokovic.
However, the “earthquake” has just occurred in Rome. In the last round 3, Alcaraz had a Fabian Marozsan – a player ranked 135 in the world and had to play from the qualifying round. Seed No. 2 lost unexpectedly after 2 sets and was eliminated early.
Entering Set 1, Alcaraz has a chance to win the break in the first game but do not take advantage of success. Shortly thereafter, Marozsan played excellently, making the fans in the central yard unexpectedly.
Accordingly, the Hungarian player won the break early in game 4. In the rest of the set, Alcaraz was helpless in reclaiming the break. Seed No. 2 then accepted to lose 3-6 this set.
Sang 2, Marozsan continued to cause many difficulties for Alcaraz. He won the break first in Game 7, but also lost the break right in game 8.
In the gun battle series, Marozsan won 2 mini breaks, while Alcaraz had only 1. The Hungarian tennis player later won 7-4, thereby officially winning tickets to the fourth round of Rome Masters this year.
