Carlos Alcaraz dumped out by world No. 135 Fabian Marozsan in seismic upset at Italian Open

Fabian Marozsan produced the best performance of his career so far to knock Carlos Alcaraz out of the Italian Open 6-3 7-6(4). The 23-year-old produced an almost flawless display to knock out the Spaniard, who is considered one of the main contenders to win the French Open later this month. Ad Marozsan, who battled through qualifying to play in his first ATP main draw event of his career, will face No.

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«It was my dream last night. Now it's true I'm very happy about this. Yesterday we spoke about this match, I told you I'll just try to do something special and win a few games or maybe a set.

I just beat our world No. 1. He's our best in the sport so I'm really happy about this.

»I slept well… there was no problem with my sleep! Everything was perfect today. The crowd, the weather, the court, so I'm just very happy I'm doing my job. «In the tie-break it was 1-4 then I won six points in a row.

It's amazing. I don't know what happened during the points. I just tried to reach back every point and do my best.» Reflecting on the defeat, Carlos Alcaraz admitted he was «surprised» by the quality of his opponent.

«He surprised me a lot,» he told reporters in his press conference. «His level was really high and I'm sure he will be in the top 100 very soon. He was surprising for me.

»I didn't play really well. Of course he played his match. He plays at a really high