Rome, May 15 (BNA) Carlo Alcaraz’s 12-match winning streak came to an unexpected end when he lost to 135th seeded Hungarian qualifier Fabian Marzan 6-3, 7-6 (4) on Monday in the third round of the Italian League. Opens.
Alcaraz won back-to-back clay court titles in Barcelona and Madrid and returned to the No. 1 ranking with a win in their opening match for the first time in Rome.
But the 20-year-old Spaniard seemed surprised at how Marozán dictated his fine play all over the field, including a series of shots for which Alcaraz had no answer.
The result means that Alcaraz will play the French Open, which begins in less than two weeks, where he will be the top seed after a disappointing defeat, according to the Associated Press.
It was only the second loss on clay for Alcaraz this year, after losing to Cameron Norrie in the final in Rio de Janeiro in February. What made things even more surprising was that this was the first time Maruzan had played in the main draw of an ATP tournament.
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