# Zverev seals world number one spot after win

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/zverev-seals-world-number-one-spot-after-win/
- Published: 2026-10-29T20:25:37+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T21:26:47+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/cwdr8m8g4jz2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Art, Culture, Sport

## Key points

- Zverev will become ATP world number one on Monday.
- He has won two Grand Slam titles and 64 matches this year.
- Arthur Fery reached the Vienna quarter-finals; Norrie was eliminated.

## Summary

Alexander Zverev beat Tallon Griekspoor 6-4, 7-5 in Vienna to secure the ATP world number one ranking from Monday. The 29-year-old had already guaranteed he would finish 2026 at the top, but the win means he reaches the summit at the earliest opportunity and becomes the first man outside Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz to lead the rankings since June 2024.

Zverev is the 30th man to top the ATP rankings and the second German after Boris Becker. He has won two Grand Slam titles and 64 of 80 matches this year, though both major victories came without facing Sinner or Alcaraz; Zverev said he might not be the best if both rivals were fully fit and playing at their peak. He will next face Britain’s Arthur Fery, who beat Lorenzo Musetti 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, while Cameron Norrie lost to Daniil Medvedev despite having a match point.

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