Zverev's Tenure as No. 1 in Men's Tennis Begins with 2nd-Round Loss to Musetti at Paris Masters
Musetti won 7-6(5), 6-2 with 29 winners and 12 unforced errors as Zverev’s top ranking debut ended in the second round.
- World number one Alexander Zverev fell to Italian Lorenzo Musetti in straight sets, 7-6 , 6-2, during their second-round match at the Paris Masters in Nanterre on Wednesday.
- Zverev achieved the top ranking on Monday, capping a season that included his first two Grand Slam titles at the French Open and U.S. Open. Despite the fast indoor court favoring his serve, he looked out of sorts.
- Musetti controlled the one-sided contest with 29 winners and 12 unforced errors, compared to Zverev's 25 and 21. The Italian sealed victory with an ace in the French capital.
- Advancing to the last 16, Musetti became the fifth man to defeat a world number one in their opening tournament match, deploying his sliced backhand to devastating effect.
- Later Wednesday, 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic faces qualifier Rinky Hijikata; Djokovic needs to reach the semifinals to qualify for the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin, where only two spots remain.
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The new ATP ranking leader Alexander Zverev (ATP-1) did not have a good start to the Masters series tennis tournament in Paris (France). The German lost 6:7 (5:7), 2:6 to Italian Lorenzo Musetti (ATP-24) in the first match.
'Annoyed' Zverev loses first match as world No. 1 in Paris
Playing his opening match in the round of 32 in the French capital, the German accumulated errors to tamely exit the tournament against the 24-year-old Italian. Former world number five Musetti became the fifth man to defeat a player in his opening match as the world number one. But Zverev insisted that the pressure of being the top-ranked player was not the cause of his poor performance. "Stress, I don't know if stress. I was a bit annoyed, to …
Paris, 4 Nov (EFE).- The German Alexander Zverev fell in his debut in the Masters 1,000 of Paris, in the first game he played as number 1 of the world, against the Italian Lorenzo Musetti, 7-6(5) and 6-2. Far from his best game, the German becomes the fifth player to debut with defeat [...] The entry Zverev falls before Musetti at its premiere as number 1 of the world was first published in HolaNews.
The first big surprise was seen at the Masters in Paris.
This Wednesday, November 4, the world's number one, Alexander Zverev was eliminated as soon as he entered the competition at the Rolex Paris Masters, against Italian Lorenzo Musetti.
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