“He will withdraw from the singles to focus on doubles!”- Many people sang this chorus for Rafael Nadal the moment the Olympic draw was out! However, Nadal has quietened everyone with no change in his plans. The Spanish tennis legend is all set to face the R1 threat, Marton Fucsovics. And if the Australian Open was an indication of what the beastly Hungarian would bring with himself, Nadal should expect nothing less than a hurricane of power coming his way at Philippe Chatrier!

Nadal is all set to step again on his favorite surface, which has led to his coronation as the King of Clay. And it seems Fucsovics makes the right opponent for the King, due to this quality of his! Traveling back in time to January at the Australian Open, Fucsovics made his presence known to the world after a long and hard-earned R1 win over Federico Coria. In a show of strength, the Hungarian howled in victory and tore off his shirt, and what people saw made them gasp!

There stood the beast in his ripped glory, showing to the world that this win wasn’t a miracle. As he has earned his place with a lot of hard work, even Taylor Fritz’s girlfriend couldn’t help but stare at him! What led t0 this spectacular transformation? A very bad year, 2022! The Hungarian detailed the motivation behind pushing himself to the limits. He said, “Dropped outside the Top 100 and had to change my coach, so I was very motivated by the end of last year. I did a very, very hard offseason with a lot of fitness training.”

The result of “Lots of running and lots of weightlifting” paid off in January. “People could see that the hard work had paid off. It went viral, worldwide. Everyone saw it. I found it funny but at the same time, it gave me a lot of confidence. So I felt really strong after that. Even stronger,” he added. 

Certainly, things turned out better for Fucsovics in 2023. But the 2024 season has not been very happening for the player. However, there has been a silver lining to it, the ATP 250, Bucharest, where he emerged as the winner. Now he would be facing Nadal. Certainly, his beastly quality would come in handy against the battle-hardened Spaniard. And will receive some appreciation is he chooses to take off his shirt again!

Marton Fucsovics beastly physique which captured Taylor Fritz’s girlfriend’s attention

The story of Fucsovics gaining a famous social media influencer goes like this. At the Indian Wells, midway during the 2nd set, instead of tearing off his shirt, the Hungarian opted for a more toned down way to change his shirt. Just changing it! While the spectators were taken aback again due to his famous physique, his opponent’s (Taylor Fritz’s) girlfriend, Morgan Riddle, also enjoyed the moment thoroughly.

When the camera scanned the onlookers for their reaction, they caught the influencer smiling. Though she did have something to say to the media and all those who caught her at the moment. She hilariously posted, “This was a targeted attack.”

Well, targeted or not, a small appreciation certainly goes a long way. And Fucsovics would be happy, even though he lost the match against Fritz, but won the crowd’s appreciation!