Underdog tennis youngster Fabian Marozsan pulls off stunning upset

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Carlos Alcaraz didn’t see this one coming. How could he have?

About to reclaim the No. 1 ranking, Alcaraz was pretty much pushed off the court at the Italian Open by 135th-ranked Hungarian qualifier Fabian Marozsan 6-3, 7-6 (4) in the third round on Monday.

Alcaraz suffered his earliest defeat since October.

He'd won 30 of 32 matches this year and was on a 12-match winning streak on clay after consecutive titles in Barcelona and Madrid. He secured a return to the top spot next week by winning his opening match in Rome. But he was caught off guard by how Marozsan dictated with spectacular play all over the court, including drop shots that Alcaraz had no answer for.

"I just didn’t feel comfortable. He made me feel uncomfortable on court," Alcaraz said. "He was aggressive all the time. He was playing inside the baseline all the time. It was tough for me to get into the match, into the rally. I made a lot of mistakes that I usually don’t make too much."

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The result means Alcaraz will go into the French Open — which starts in less than two weeks and where he will be the top seed — coming off a dispiriting defeat.

Making matters even more surprising was that this is the first time Marozsan is playing in the main draw of an ATP tournament.

Carlos Alcaraz returns the ball to Fabian Marozsan at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Monday, May 15, 2023. (Andrew Medichini / AP Photo)

"He surprise(d) me a lot. His level was really, really high," Alcaraz said. "I’m sure he’s going to break the top 100 very, very soon."

Marozsan posted his first