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Zverev Loses Opener as World No. 1, Djokovic Bows Out of Paris Masters

Djokovic’s loss ended his ATP Finals hopes, while Zverev’s defeat widened a day of upsets that also sent Frances Tiafoe and Daniil Medvedev out.

Long seen as tennis' nearly-man, the 29-year-old broke his major duck this year by winning the French and US Opens, which propelled him to the top of the ATP rankings for the first time in his career this month. But his reign as world number one got off to a disappointing start as 24th-ranked Lorenzo Musetti eased to a 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 win over the German to reach the third round. "Stress, I don't know if stress. I was a bit annoyed, to be honest,…

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Alexander Zverev has been the number one tennis player in the world for a few days. However, the German has to wait for his first victory as world leader. At the Masters in Paris he collects a defeat right at the start.

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Like Alexander Zverev before them, Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev were beaten this Wednesday in the second round of the Masters 1000 of Paris ...

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The Star Kuala Lumpur broke the news in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia on Wednesday, November 4, 2026.
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