The qualifier who shocked Carlos Alcaraz – everything you need to know about Fabian Marozsan – updated with 2024 Miami Open run

He’s the man who knocked Carlos Alcaraz out of Rome in 2023 – no wonder Fabian Marozsan is grabbing all the headlines once again.

Who is Fabian Marozsan?

Fabian Marozsan is a Hungarian tennis player. In January 2024, he became the Hungarian No 1, replacing stalwart Marton Fucsovics as the premier player from Hungary for the first time in his career.

Rome 2023 was his first-ever career tour-level main draw; he had attempted to qualify for a main draw four times previously. It was a famous tournament for Marozsan as it was both his breakthrough in terms of results and catapulted his public profile after his seismic victory over Alcaraz.

He won five matches in a row, coming through two rounds of qualifiers, then reaching the fourth round – beating Alcaraz in the third round – before falling to Coric in the last 16.

what did fabian marozsan do at miami open 2024?

Marozsan achieved his second big breakthrough run at the 2024 Miami Open, reaching the fourth round of the tournament courtesy of wins over Kovacevic, Holger Rune, Alexei Popyrin and Alex De Minaur. He will play Alexander Zverev in the quarter-finals.

This run saw Marozsan extend his remarkable winning record over top-10 players to four wins and one loss. That one loss came to Alcaraz in Indian Wells 2024, as the Spaniard avenged his shock defeat in Rome the previous year.

How old is Fabian Marozsan?

Fabian Marozsan was born in Budapest on 8th October 1999, making him 23 years old when he beat Alcaraz in Rome. He is currently 24 years of age.

How tall is Fabian Marozsan?

According to the ATP website, he is 193cm, or six feet and four inches tall.

What is his career-best ranking?

Fabian Marozsan’s career-high ranking is world No 57, achieved in January 2024. He was ranked No 135 ahead of Rome 2023, and has continued to steadily grow his ranking since then.

Has Fabian Marozsan won any tournaments?

Marozsan began playing Challenger events in 2022, winning his first title at Banja Luka in August by beating  former world No 23 Damir Dzumhur 6-2, 6-1.

“I lost only three games in the final,” he told the ATP website at the time. “I played really well, everything worked that night. I played maybe the best I have this year.”

This year he also won the title in Antalya.

He previously played on the ITF and Futures tours between 2017 and 2021, winning five titles.

Did Marozsan play junior Grand Slams?

Marozsan never played in the junior Grand Slams – and claims now that he “wasn’t good enough” to do so.

Read also

Why Carlos Alcaraz is stronger on clay – and getting stronger

Tennis Majors