Premiere to forget for Zverev as number one in the world ranking

The Italian Lorenzo Musetti greeted the German Alexander Zverev with some respect and affection. The transalpine did not express his logical joy in that physical contact with the German, a world number one who was somewhat downcast after having already said goodbye at his debut at the Paris Masters 1000 ATP, the closing of the regular phase of men’s professional tennis.

Starting this Monday, November 2 Sasha Zverev, 29 years old, current champion of Roland Garros and the US Open, he is the thirtieth world number one in the ATP, since his measurement with calculations in a computer system since 1973.

However, he did not begin his reign as he would have liked. Eliminated days ago in the semifinals of the ATP 500 in Vienna by the Australian Alex de Minaurstumbled at the outset in Paris against Musetti, 24 years old and number 24, 7-6 (5) and 6-2.

Zverev can rest and focus on the end of the campaign, the ATP Finals in Turin and the Final to 8 of Bolognasince he is the leader of the German team, which faces Great Britain in the quarterfinals and could face Spain in the semifinals, with Carlos Alcaraz at the helm.

Musetti, after many physical problems in the first half of the campaign, when he had the match won in Australia against Djokovic and was injured, is shining again on the circuit.

He was recently champion of the indoor ATP 250 in Lyon. In Paris he has already beaten the Pole Hubert Hurkacz, a really fast indoor and surface specialist, and Zverev. He meets the Frenchman in the round of 16 Luca Van Assche, who beat the American Learner Tien by 7-6 (4) and 6-4.