Zizou Bergs stuns Alcaraz in Shanghai as Zverev claims year-end top ranking
Summary
Unseeded Belgian Zizou Bergs beat top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz in the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament, marking a big upset. This loss confirmed Alexander Zverev as the ATP’s year-end world number one player for the first time.Key Facts
- Carlos Alcaraz, a seven-time Grand Slam winner, lost 7-5, 7-6 to Zizou Bergs in Shanghai.
- Bergs is unseeded and 27 years old, and this was his biggest career win.
- Alcaraz returned recently from a five-month wrist injury break.
- Alexander Zverev is now the ATP’s year-end world number one tennis player.
- Zverev is the first German and the oldest player to reach the year-end top ranking for the first time.
- Italian player Jannik Sinner is out of competition due to a knee injury.
- Zverev won the French Open and US Open this season.
- Zverev will miss the European indoor tournaments and ATP Finals due to injury recovery.
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