Carlos Alcaraz says that he needs to «reset» ahead of the French Open after suffering a shock defeat to Hungarian qualifier Fabian Marozsan at the Italian Open.
World No. 135 Marozsan, who is playing in the first ATP main draw event of his career, produced one of the biggest upsets in recent tennis history by beating the No.
2 seed — who has returned to No. 1 in the ATP rankings — 6-3 7-6(4). Ad Alcaraz went into the tournament off the back of winning successive Masters titles in Barcelona then Madrid.
ATP RomeAlcaraz dumped out by world No. 135 Marozsan in seismic upset5 HOURS AGO But following his abrupt exit in Rome, Alcaraz says he will not be competing in ATP events in Geneva or Lyon ahead of the French Open, which gets underway on May 28, as he feels he has been «playing so much». «I really need some days to reset my mind a little bit, to being fresh for Roland Garros,» he told reporters. «Of course, to practise, that’s not secret.