Hungarian tennis star Marton Fucsovics has been the dark horse of the Australian Open so far. Unseeded and relatively unknown, Fucsovics has run roughshod over his competition.

Now, the Hungarian is all set to face probably the greatest tennis star of all time. He faces the Swiss star Roger Federer in the fourth round of the Australian Open, a match that can be career-defining.

Before the match, Fucsovics revealed what’s going on in his mind to SRF Sport.

What Did Marton Fucsovics Say?

Fucsovics revealed that he has practised with Roger and his team in the past. In fact, he talked about the emotions running through his mind given this context.

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“We practised five days together before the US open in Zurich. I was outside the top 100 at this time and my game improved a lot, I got along very well with Severin and the team but when we’ll play on Sunday there will be no friendship.”

These are confident words from Fucsovics who is much lower ranked than Federer. However, he will draw a lot of confidence from the fight that Millman put up against Roger.

Fucsovics believes that he’s playing the best tennis of his career currently. It is hard to argue with that given his current run at the Australian Open.

In the first round, he shocked World No 13 Denis Shapovalov in a closely contested match. That’s where he announced himself.

By defeating the young sensation Jannik Sinner in straight sets in the second round, Fucsovics proved that he was here to stay and his victory was not a fluke. Yesterday, he beat Anerican Tommy Paul.

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Talking about his record against Federer, his performance hasn’t been the best. The Swiss star has won all three of their contests. However, this time Fucsovics is in a brutal touch.

Do you think Marton Fucsovics can shock Roger Federer?