Carlos Alcaraz defeated Fabian Marozsan 6-3, 7-5 to advance to the quarterfinals of Indian Wells. The Hungarian had previously faced Alcaraz at the Rome Open 10 months ago, where Marozsan, ranked No. 135 at the time, secured a surprising victory over the then-world No. 1 with a scoreline of 6-3, 7-6(4).
In the first set, both players had a first serve percentage below 60%, highlighting differences in their effectiveness. Alcaraz had a 79% first serve points won compared to Marozsan's 70%. The contrast was even more pronounced in second-serve points, with Alcaraz at 60% and Marozsan at a mere 31%.
Although the first six games of the match saw no break points, in the seventh game, Alcaraz created his first opportunities, breaking to take a 5-3 lead and then consolidating from his service to secure the set 6-3. In the ninth game, the two-time Grand Slam champion secured his second break to close out the set 6-3.
The second set followed a similar pattern, with neither player making significant gains in return points during the early games. With the score at 3-2 in favor of Alcaraz, he secured his third break of the match to take a 4-2 lead. The world No. 2 faced challenges with two break points against him but managed to navigate through, maintaining his advantage.
Although Marozsan managed to hold one more service game, Alcaraz ultimately sealed the match from his serve, claiming a significant victory with a scoreline of 6-3, 6-3.
In the quarterfinals, he will face the winner of the match between the 10th seed Alex De Minaur and the 6th seed Alexander Zverev, who had previously eliminated Alcaraz in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open two months ago.
Alcaraz d. Marozsan 6-3 6-3 Carlos gets revenge Last year in Rome, Fabian was playing his first Masters main draw & pulled off the upset of the season as a qualifier ranked #135 But Carlitos wasn’t having it today ✅11th Masters QF ✅50th Masters win Confidence building. 🇪🇸
