I beat Carlos Alcaraz as huge longshot who’d only won three ATP matches just weeks before he became Wimbledon champion
A LITTLE-KNOWN Hungarian tennis player with only three ATP Tour wins to his name pulled off a shock victory against Carlos Alcaraz earlier this year.
Fabian Maroszan is ranked 93 in the world rankings and is Hungary‘s No2 tennis player.
He only entered the ATP Tour this year and has a record of three wins and three losses.
But following Alcaraz’s Wimbledon victory last week, one of those three victories has been made to look all the more impressive.
Alcaraz won Wimbledon with a stunning five-set victory over Novak Djokovic, with many fans convinced that he will dominate the game for years to come.
And Maroszan is now able to boast that he scalped a Wimbledon champion, having beaten Alcaraz at the Rome Open in May.
Maroszan was ranked 130 in the world rankings when he produced the best tennis of his career to beat Alcaraz in straight sets.
After the victory, Maroszan showed his appreciation of the now Wimbledon champion and wished him good luck on Instagram with a caption that read: “It was such a pleasure to share the court with you.
“Thank you for your kind words, I wish you all the best and I hope we will have some fights in the future.”
Maroszan’s only other tour victories also came in Rome, with wins over Corentin Moutet and Jiri Lehecka.
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The Hungarian has never won a game at Grand Slam level – and crashed out in the first round of Wimbledon this year to David Goffin.
Despite this, he has managed to rise up the ATP rankings through victories at Challenger events such as the Perugia Championship.
He was ranked 145 when he beat Alcaraz, but has now risen to number 93.
Maroszan was upbeat following his Wimbledon exit however, posting a picture from his defeat to Goffin with a caption quoting Rafael Nadal saying: “Enduring means accepting.
“Accepting things as they are and not as you would wish them to be, and then looking ahead, not behind.”
He followed that up with: “Few goals achieved.
“Now it’s time to regroup and set new goals.
“Only one thing stays the same: To put in 110% work and commitment to achieve my dreams.
“Thank you Wimbledon!”
Maroszan’s first chance to bounce back from his Wimbledon exit will come at the Challenger Cup in Trieste this week.