Alcaraz vs Marozsan, Paul vs Fucsovics

No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz will proceed his Roland Garros marketing campaign towards acquainted foe Fabian Marozsan within the second spherical on Wednesday. No. 12 seed Tommy Paul and Marton Fucsovics are additionally taking the court docket.

Fabian Marozsan vs. (2) Carlos Alcaraz

Alcaraz and Marozsan shall be squaring off for the third time of their careers after they meet once more in spherical two of the French Open on Wednesday. Probably the most well-known victory of Marozsan’s profession to this point–and it’d stay as such–came visiting Alcaraz on the 2023 Rome Masters. After all, that consequence could be simply defined. Alcaraz had little or no day without work in between Masters 1000 tournaments after lifting the trophy in Madrid. Unsurprisingly, the Spaniard hit again with a 6-3, 6-3 romp final season in Indian Wells.

It’s unlikely–and that’s an understatement–that Marozsan shall be as profitable towards Alcaraz at Roland Garros as he was in Rome. The 56th-ranked Hungarian has all the time overachieved on the Masters 1000 stage, however he has by no means finished something at slams. Marozsan did properly to defeat Luca Nardi in straight units on Sunday, however Alcaraz is clearly an entire completely different beast. The defending champion and four-time Grand Slam winner ought to roll into the final 32.

Choose: Alcaraz in 3

Marton Fucsovics vs. (12) Tommy Paul

Though they haven’t performed shortly, Paul can have revenge on his thoughts when he faces Fucsovics on Wednesday. Fucsovics leads the head-to-head collection 2-1, together with 2-0 on the ATP stage. Paul prevailed on the crimson clay of the Rome Challenger again in 2016 earlier than the Hungarian cruised 6-1, 6-1, 6-4 on the 2020 Australian Open and 6-4, 6-3 on the indoor exhausting courts of Rotterdam in 2021.

Quick ahead 4 years and the story figures to be so much completely different. Paul’s profession has taken off in latest seasons and he’s as much as twelfth within the rankings, whereas Fucsovics has struggled and finds himself down at No. 124. Though each guys are the essence of all-court gamers, the 33-year-old’s sport might be least efficient on clay. An in-form Paul ought to care for enterprise with out an excessive amount of bother, much like his four-set win over Elmer Moller on Sunday.

Choose: Paul in 4