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Zverev set for year-end world number one after Alcaraz's Shanghai exit
October 12, 2026 at 02:59 PM
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Alexander Zverev is guaranteed to finish 2026 as world number one after Carlos Alcaraz lost to Zizou Bergs at the Shanghai Masters.
- Bergs, ranked 39th, beat Alcaraz 7-5 7-6 (7-4) in the Shanghai third round on Monday.
- Sinner, the current world number one, has been ruled out for the rest of the year with a knee injury.
- Zverev claimed his first two Grand Slam titles this year, the French Open in June and the US Open in September.
- Zverev said ending the year as number one on the ATP rankings is "a dream come true".