Marozsan defeats De Minaur to advance to the Miami quarterfinals and take down another top-10 opponent.
In the following round, the Hungarian will play the victor of the match between Russian Karen Khachanov, ranked No. 15, and German Alexander Zverev, ranked No. 4.
At the Hard Rock Stadium on Tuesday night, Hungarian Fabian Marozsan defeated No. 9 seed Australian Alex De Minaur 6-4, 0-6, 6-1 to go to the Miami Masters last eight.
Strangely enough, Marozsan currently holds the greatest victory percentage of any player who has participated in ten or more Masters 1000 matches. At this point in his career, the Hungarian is 4-1 versus opponents ranked in the top 10, so it’s reasonable to say he enjoys it.
The No. 57-ranked Marozsan will next face the victor of the match between the No. 4 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany and the No. 15 seed Karen Khachanov of Russia.
There were a lot of highs and lows. MAROZSAN: IT WAS A ROLLER COASTER.
Next week, the victory will propel the Hungarian into the world’s top 40 for the first time. He also makes history by being the first Hungarian to win three top-10 titles in a single tournament since the 1973 release of the ATP rankings.
There were many highs and lows. It was quite the ride. The opening set seemed really intense to me. After his victory, the Hungarian told the media, We both played extremely high-level tennis. I was overjoyed to win the opening set.
That gave me a little more confidence and drive, but sadly, I dropped the opening game of the second set, and he had just begun to play incredibly well. He played really well in the second set, and for the last three or four games, I was at a loss for what to do and was feeling a little lethargic.
We began the third set with fresh balls. That really helped me out. I simply held my serve, too. I broke the poor rhythm after winning the opening game in the third set. That was a crucial point. And I adored 30 after that, when it was 1-1.
When I simply got back from that moment, it was a turning point. I played some beautiful points and broke him a little bit after that. When the points were around 50-50, everything just went my way. The secret to defeating Alex today was that.
I’m simply thrilled to have defeated him today, since he’s a superb player. All I’m thinking about is the next one. I aim to recuperate tomorrow and give it my all in the upcoming game.
