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Zverev seals world number one spot after win
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Published 10/29/2026 3:25:37 PM
Tennis: Alexander Zverev to replace Jannik Sinner as ATP world number one after beating Tallon Girekspoor in Vienna
However, Cameron Norrie fell short of his best victory of the season when world number five Daniil Medvedev saved match point to win their last-16 match.
A frustrating year has seen Norrie drop to 41st in the world rankings and exit each of the past three Grand Slam tournaments in the first round.
But the 31-year-old showed his key attributes - tenacity, athleticism and controlled aggression - to threaten a huge upset against Medvedev.
Third seed Medvedev, fresh from winning the Almaty title last week, was left angrily punching the surface when he fell a break down in the deciding set.
Norrie served for the match at 5-3 40-30, but Medvedev picked off his opponent's serve-volley attempt and fought back to win 4-6 6-3 7-6 (7-1).
Second seed Alcaraz also progressed with a 6-1 7-6 (13-11) win over Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili.
Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic's hopes of qualifying for the ATP Finals were harmed by a second-round defeat at the Swiss Indoors event in Basel.
The 24-time major champion, 39, lost 7-6 (7-4) 5-7 6-7 (5-7) to Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff, who produced some inspired tennis to beat the Serb for the first time in nine attempts.
