Overview
- The ATP published the rankings for the week of Nov. 2 that list Alexander Zverev as world No.1 with 9,550 points, 100 more than Jannik Sinner.
- Zverev secured the points swing in Vienna but then lost the tournament semifinal to Alex de Minaur and criticized the slow balls and court conditions after the match.
- He begins the Rolex Paris Masters as the top seed with a first-round bye and is scheduled to play his opening match in the second round against the winner of Musetti vs. Hurkacz.
- Zverev has said his next major goal is winning the Davis Cup for Germany in Bologna from Nov. 24–29 and is hopeful that Jan-Lennard Struff’s late-season form will provide a reliable No.2.
- The milestone makes Zverev the first German man at No.1 since Boris Becker 12,839 days ago and has prompted calls from figures like Becker for greater public openness even as Zverev publicly thanked his mother and highlighted his role for people with Type‑1 diabetes.