Carlos Alcaraz stunned by Fabian Marozsan in Rome upset: ‘He made me feel uncomfortable’

Carlos Alcaraz was knocked out of the Italian after a straight set defeat to the world No. 135 Fabian Marozsan.

Alcaraz’s 12-match winning streak was put to an end by the Hungarian qualifier who played some of the best tennis of his career to clinch a 6-3, 7-6(4) victory over the world No. 2.

The second seed confirmed afterwards that he felt perfectly fine physically, but he admitted to feeling ‘uncomfortable’ on the court on account of Marozsan’s aggressive style of play.

‘’I didn't watch too much of him before the match,” Alcaraz said during his post-match press conference.

“I just followed a lot of [his] results in the Challengers and stuff. He did well. He was doing well before here.

“Of course, he surprised me a lot. I mean, his level was really, really high. I'm sure he's going to break the Top 100 very, very soon. It was surprising for me.

‘’I was perfect physically. I just didn't feel comfortable. He made me feel uncomfortable on court. I mean, 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 rallies. I made a lot of mistakes that I usually don't make [often].

“Obviously these days can happen in tennis, and you have to handle it. In the second set I was close, I had my chances, but I didn't take the chances. He was at the same level all the time.’’

While the result in Rome was disappointing for the Spaniard, he revealed that he will use the extra time off to rest and squeeze in some extra practice session ahead of the French Open, which gets underway on May 28.

‘’I'm going to rest little bit, some days off for me,” Alcaraz said.

“I really need some days to reset my mind a little bit, to be fresh for Roland Garros.

‘’Of course, to practice [is not a] secret. You have to practise. If you want to do a good result in Paris, if I want to go to Paris in a good shape, I have to practice, to be better. I couldn't practice more than three, four days in a row. I've been playing so much.

“It's going to be really helpful for me to have days at home practicing and getting ready for Roland Garros.’’