Carlos Alcaraz Stunned by Zizou Bergs at the Shanghai Masters
The upset ended Alcaraz’s chance at year-end No. 1 and confirmed Zverev as the ATP’s first German year-end top-ranked player.
- On Monday, seven-times Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz suffered a shock 7-5 7-6 defeat to unseeded Belgian Zizou Bergs in the Shanghai Masters round of 32.
- The second-seeded Spaniard struggled to find rhythm during the two-hour contest after returning to the Tour following a wrist injury layoff lasting nearly five months.
- Alcaraz joined other high-profile casualties at the ATP Masters 1000 event, including 24-times Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic and US Open runner-up Ben Shelton, who were also eliminated.
- The upset confirmed Alexander Zverev as the ATP year-end world number one, making the 29-year-old the first German to achieve the feat.
- Bergs, ranked 39th, advances to face either Tommy Paul or Valentin Vacherot next after landing the tournament's biggest upset so far.
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