Tennis
Alcarath was eliminated in the round of 32 in Rome by world No. 135 Marozan
Carlos Alcarath was forced into a surprise exit as the Spanish tennis player was eliminated in the Rome Mastes’ ’32’ to 23-year-old world No. 135 Fabian Marozan.
The surprise fell victim to Carlos Alcarath, who was “bent” in two sets by qualified 23-year-old Hungarian tennis player Fabian Marozan 6-3, 7-6(4)and was eliminated from the “32” stage of the Rome Masters.
The 20-year-old Spaniard would not expect such resistance from his current opponent, who clinched what is arguably the biggest win of his career to date and if he scores another in Rome he will climb into the world top 100 .
Instead, the world No. 2 was eliminated early from the title fight, although as No. 1 at Roland Garros he will overtake Novak Djokovic at the top of the world and will now have a chance to recharge his batteries ahead of Paris.
It is also worth noting that this was the first loss this year outside of the semifinals or finals and the first this year without winning a set. Alkarath were on an 11-game winning streak and his exit today will surely stand as one of the biggest upsets of 2023.
As for the game, the 23-year-old Hungarian started from the service line and did so successfully, initially maintaining a slight advantage over Carlito until the 3rd game (2-1).
The first break came from Marozan right in the next set, while he later served clean again, adding even more distance (4-1), while his serve was unchallenged in the development of the set and he achieved his win clean and fair ( 6th minute). – 3).
In the 2nd and final part of the game it was Alkarath’s turn to serve first and he did so flawlessly until game 5 and held a small lead (3-2). The qualifier equalized with a new service game, made a new break in the 7th game and thus changed the balance again, but Alkarath responded immediately and equalized again (4:4).
Both maintained the integrity of their performances to the end, leading the match to the tiebreak (6-6), where the spirited Hungarian came back from a 4-1 deficit after more than 11 minutes to win with singles points 7-4 to win the greatest victory of his life (7-6(4).
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They will face each other in the 3rd round of the Australian Open on January 23 Elina Svitolina (WTA 12) and Diana Schneider (WTA 22).
The meeting is planned to start at 10:00 Kyiv time.
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Elina Svitolina
Ukraine’s first racquet is having an excellent season; He confirmed his top seed status by winning the tournament in Auckland. Svitolina started her journey in this tournament by defeating Spanish athlete Cristina Buxa with scores of 6:4, 6:1. In the second round, she managed to defeat Polish Linda Klimovichova with sets of 7:5 and 6:1.
The Ukrainian player increased his first serve percentage in the second match compared to the first match: 64% versus 49%. The upcoming opponent for Elina is the toughest opponent of the season, this applies both in terms of ratings and class. Potentially, Svitolina could play the winner of Mirra Andreeva – Elena-Gabriela Ruse in the next round.
Diana Schneider
“Nötrka” has already managed to play in two tournaments this season, looked good and was ahead of its rivals in the top 10. In Brisbane, Schneider defeated another former “neutral” Anastasia Potapova, representing Austria, 6:1, 6:3. And then, in the tough fight, Madison Keys was defeated with scores of 7:6, 6:7, 6:7.
In Adelaide, the athlete defeated the following rivals: Leila Fernandez – 7:5, 6:3, Katerina Sinyakova – 6:1, 2:6, 7:5, followed by a victory over American Emma Navarro – 6:3, 6:3. Only in the semifinals did Mirra Andreeva lose with sets of 3:6, 2:6. At the Australian Open, the tennis player started with victories of 2:6, 6:3, 6:3 against the experienced Czech Barbora Krejcikova. The match against Australian Tallia Gibson was incredibly difficult – 3:6, 7:5, 6:3 and she managed to win three match points in the second set.
Match prediction
As statistics show, the rivals never played each other. The Ukrainian athlete is seen as the slight favorite of this pair. Svitolina is ten years older than him and has more experience.
In such a confrontation, a stubborn struggle that can lead to any outcome should be expected. There is no need to remind how important the match against the “neutral” will be for the Ukrainians. Here I would risk betting more than 20.5 total games for 1.64.
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18 years old “neutral” Mirra Andreeva He sent fans away after the match at the Australian Open 2026.
On January 21, Andreeva defeated Maria Sakkari in the 1/32 final with scores of 6:0 and 6:4. After the end of the fight, Mirra said “Fuck you all” to applauding fans. Naturally, this was inaudible, but you can literally read this sentence on your lips.
On the 23rd, Romanian Elena-Gabriela Ruse will play against Andreeva. The meeting will start around 12:00 Kyiv time.
VIDEO. “To hell with you all” Andreeva told fans after her match at the Australian Open
Did he say what I thought he said???? 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/qH9hxmE0VX
— Lorena Popa 🕵️♀️🎾 (@popalorena) January 21, 2026
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January 23 Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina (WTA 12) The Australian Open will continue to be competed in 2026.
In the third round, the Ukrainian will play against a “neutral” team Diana Schneider (WTA 22). The match will start at 10:00 Kyiv time at Margaret Court Arena.
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This will be the first head-to-head meeting between the rivals.
The winner of the fight will face Elena-Gabriela Ruse or Diana Schneider in the second round.
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