Zverev becomes first German man to end year as world no. 1

Tennis player Alexander Zverev has become the first German man to finish a year as world number one in the ATP Rankings (Singles). This was confirmed after Carlos Alcaraz suffered a 7-5, 7-6(4) defeat to unseeded Belgian Zizou Bergs in the Shanghai Masters round of 32 on Monday. Notably, Zverev won the French Open and the US Open this year.