# Sublime Musetti stuns world number one Zverev at Paris Masters

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/sublime-musetti-stuns-world-number-one-zverev-at-paris-masters/
- Published: 2026-11-04T17:23:08+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T17:41:43+00:00
- Original publisher: CNA (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/sublime-musetti-stuns-world-number-one-zverev-paris-masters-6524836
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Musetti beat newly ranked world number one Zverev in Paris.
- The Italian won 7-6(5), 6-2 in one hour and 40 minutes.
- Musetti has won in Lyon and is returning from an injury-hit season.

## Summary

Zverev’s first match as world number one ended in a defeat, with Lorenzo Musetti beating him 7-6(5), 6-2 in the Paris Masters round of 32. The upset adds to a difficult spell for Zverev, who had lost in the Vienna Open semi-finals days earlier.

World number 24 Musetti won six of the final seven points in the first-set tie-break, then broke twice in the second set. He hit 29 winners and eight aces in the one-hour, 40-minute match, improving his record against Zverev to 4-2. The victory continues Musetti’s return to form after an injury-hit season and a title in Lyon last month.

## Coverage

- [CNA: Sublime Musetti stuns world number one Zverev at Paris Masters](https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/sublime-musetti-stuns-world-number-one-zverev-paris-masters-6524836)
- [New York Post: Alexander Zverev girlfriend’s World No. 1 ranking boast ages poorly after Paris Masters upset](https://nypost.com/2026/11/04/sports/alexander-zverev-no-1-ranking-boast-ages-poorly-paris-masters-upset/)

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