Zverev: World No. 1-elect, decided in Shanghai, still waiting to feel it
Alexander Zverev (No. 1) takes on Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (No. 25) in the Shanghai semifinals with the year-end No. 1 ranking already his, and a win would make him world No. 1 on November 2. Still No. 2 for now, “funny enough,” the German has put the emotion on hold, played through a painful right ankle and admitted he only noticed his ball-bouncing habit once the US Open was over.
Cédric Rouquette
October 17, 2026
