The world No.1 loses his first match as leader of the ATP circuit at the Masters 1000 in Paris
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Alexander Zverev became world No.1 after winning Roland-Garros and the US Open this year, ending a series of three lost Grand Slam finals (New York 2020, Paris 2024, Melbourne 2025). He is the 30th player to reach the top of the ATP rankings since 1973.
World No.1 Alexander Zverev lost his first match as boss of the ATP circuit on Wednesday, beaten upon entry into the second round of the Masters 1000 in Paris by the Italian Lorenzo Musetti (24th) 7-6 (7/5), 6-2.
After three lost Grand Slam finals, in New York in 2020, Paris in 2024 and Melbourne in 2025, the 29-year-old German broke his glass ceiling this year with two triumphs at Roland-Garros then at the US Open.
He is not the only active player to have lost his first match as world No.1: in September 2022, the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz also fell in the first round of the ATP 500 tournament in Astana, taken out by the Belgian lucky-loser David Goffin (66th in the world at the time).
On Wednesday, the 30th player at the top of the hierarchy since the introduction of the ATP ranking in 1973 looked like a bad day on Central Court, shy and far from his baseline.
The match was fought until the tie-break, during which Zverev took the upper hand for a while, leading 5 points to 2. But the Hamburg colossus then sank, losing the next five points which allowed Musetti to delight the public with his long-line backhands.
In the second set, the German completely disappeared, giving in twice and committing five times more direct errors (10-2) than his opponent. The Italian concluded the match with a shutout in 1h40.
In the round of 16, Musetti will face Frenchman Luca Van Assche (47th) on Thursday.
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Lorenzo Musetti will face Luca Van Assche in the round of 16 on Thursday.
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Paulo Fonseca leaves his post as coach of Olympique Lyonnais during the season to join Sporting Portugal. OL receive compensation of 5 million euros while Jorge Maciel takes over as interim manager.

Paulo Fonseca leaves his post as coach of Olympique Lyonnais to join Sporting Portugal for compensation of 5 million euros. Jorge Maciel is acting as interim manager.