In contrast, the Hungarian tennis player defeated South Africa’s Lloyd Harris in the hard-won tournament for a total prize pool of $ 1.1 million (HUF 333 million).

Márton Fucsovics, 46th in the world standings, was still in the final in Rotterdam on Sunday, however he confidently beat Serbian Dusan Lajovic (27) in the first round in Doha on Tuesday. Surprisingly, three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka (20th) was on the other side of the net in Wednesday’s aftermath, as the Swiss classic was knocked out of the standings by Harris in a major battle.

Hungarian and South African players have met once so far, in 2019 in Chengdu, China, the opponent won in three sets. Before the second battle, the local announcer also stressed that the Nyíregyháza tennis player – who is in Doha for the third time in a row – is in excellent shape and has won seven matches in the last 11 days.

The Nyíregyháza player saved a break ball on his second serve boom, but missed 3: 3 as his rival, who was ranked 84th in the ATP rankings, scored extras in difficult situations. With portions of the 24-year-old Harris intact, Fucsovics was at a disadvantage on set after 41 minutes.

Act two kicked off with steady serve games, none of which made it to breakball, until the 29-year-old Hungarian – who once won a foot strike showing the strike of the day – defended a breakball that could have come with a match. 5: 5 ball. In the acronym that closed the game, Fucsovics went from 1-3 to 5-3, then closed the set with two big flies and tied. The Cape Town tennis player, enraged, threw his racket away.

After a hundred minutes, the final game could begin, with something bouncing off the 196-centimeter Harris as he lost the first 13 rounds of the ball. The leader of the Hungarian Davis Cup team soon held on to 4: 0, and from there he no longer let the game get out of hand against the rotten Harris. The meeting lasted 2 hours and 10 minutes.

Russian Andrei Rublev awaits Fuchovich once again in Thursday’s quarter-finals, from whom he was eliminated in the final in Rotterdam on Sunday and who has not had to play a match since. He came to Qatar as an outstanding defending champion from Russia in third place.

Results, eighth final:
Martin Fucsovics-Llyod Harris (South Africa) 4: 6, 7: 6 (7-5), 6: 2
Thiem (Austrian, 1st) – Karacev (Russian) 6: 7 (5-7), 6: 3, 6: 2
Federer (Swiss, second) – Evans (British) 7: 6 (10-8), 3: 6, 7: 5
Shapolavlov (kanadai, 4.) – Pospisil (kanadai) 7: 5, 6: 4
Fritz (American) -Goffin (Belgian, 6th) 6: 1, 5: 7, 7: 6 (11-9)
Basilwili (Georgian) -Jaziri (Tunisian) 6: 2, 6: 2
Rubljov (Russian, third) – Gasquet (French) without game
Bautista-Agut (spanyol, 5.) – Bublik (kazah) 6: 4, 6: 3



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Márton Fucsovics was once again in the Top50 of the world rankings



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Serbian Novak Djokovic now leads the record 311 week, beating Roger Federer.

Márton Fucsovics was eliminated in the final



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Still, it is expected to jump to 46th place in the world ranking, improving 13 places.