Carlos Alcaraz says he needs to 'reset his mind' ahead of French Open after shock defeat to Fabian Marozsan in Rome

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. You have to practise. If you want to do a good result in Paris, if I want to go to Paris in a good shape, I have to practise, to be better.

»I couldn’t practise more than three, four days in a row. I’ve been playing so much. «It’s going to be really helpful for me to have days at home practising and getting ready [for] Roland Garros.» Alcaraz dumped out by world No.

135 Marozsan in seismic upset Medvedev fights back to beat Zapata Miralles, Rublev through Murray handed difficult Bordeaux draw as Nadal turns down wild card Alcaraz also admitted he was «surprised» by the quality of his opponent who was particularly dangerous with his forehand and use of drop shots. «I didn’t watch too much about him before the match,» the 20-year-old said. «I just follow a lot of results about him in the