Bergs Shocks Alcaraz in Shanghai as Zverev Claims Year-End Top Ranking
Zizou Bergs beat Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets as the Belgian landed Shanghai’s biggest upset and Alexander Zverev clinched year-end No. 1.
- 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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The Spaniard could not confirm his rise after returning to the tracks and ended up being eliminated by the Belgian in two sets.
The Spanish Carlos Alcaraz (3) was eliminated this second, by the third round of the Masters 1000 of Shanghai, for the Belgian Zizou Bergs, number 39 of the world ranking. Bergs surprised the keyhead 2 of the tournament with a great performance and a win in direct sets, with partials and 7/5 and 7/6 (7-4). Defeated by the Spanish last year also in the Asian season, only in Tokyo, the Belgian gave the change this Monday and advanced to the eighth…
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SIC NotíciasIn Shanghai, Alcaraz had been exempted from the first round, as he was second head of series, and ended up debuting with a triumph over Argentinean Juan Manuel Cerundolo (55.o), before being eliminated by Bergs
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