The Curious Case of Alexander Zverev, the New World No.1
The 29-year-old overcame decades of near-misses and past allegations to become the oldest first-time world No. 1 in over 50 years.
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This Monday, the new ATP list dawned, and the biggest change happened in the first place! Alexander Zverev became the leader of the planetary for the first time in his career.
After a 13-year wait and two Grand Slam titles in 2026, Alexander Zverev officially topped the world rankings. At 29 and a half years old, the German became the 30th different tennis player to top the ATP rankings since its inception in 1973, and only the second representative of his country after Boris Becker in 1991.
Interfax: The representative of Germany, Alexander Zverev, led the rating of the Association of Professional Tennisers (ATP), an updated version of which was published Monday on the organization ' s website. He lost 200 rating points in the last week, but the lead Italian, Jannik Sinner, lost 1,000 points.
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