US Open Champ Zverev to Become Tennis World Number One
The ATP Tour confirmed the 29-year-old becomes the oldest player to earn the year-end top ranking for the first time, citing his two Grand Slam title wins.
- On Monday, the ATP Tour announced that 29-year Alexander Zverev clinched the year-end world number one ranking, becoming the first German man to achieve this honor and the oldest first-time year-end leader.
- Zverev secured the top spot following Carlos Alcaraz's third-round loss in Shanghai and Jannik Sinner's season-ending right-knee injury, capping a breakout campaign for the German.
- Victories at the French Open in June and the US Open in September marked his first major titles; the 1.98m athlete recovered from a 2022 ankle injury sustained against Rafael Nadal.
- Despite clinching the year-end ranking, Zverev maintains his immediate schedule, facing Alexander Bublik at the Shanghai Masters on Tuesday. He added that "so much work and effort" went into achieving this goal.
- While Zverev competes on tour, he faces lingering domestic violence allegations from former partners, which he has strenuously denied; the ATP Tour previously investigated one claim and found insufficient evidence to punish him.
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US Open champ Zverev to become tennis world number one
The career-first will cap a stellar season for the 29-year-old, the current world number two, after he won the French Open in June and the US Open in September. The French Open was his first-ever Grand Slam title. "It's been a fantastic season for me winning in Paris and New York and knowing that I will finish the year on top of the rankings is just a dream come true," Zverev said in a statement shared by the ATP Tour website. "So much work and …
For the first time in tennis history, Alexander Zverev of Germany reached the top of the ATP rating.
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