
The new ATP ranking leader was eliminated by Lorenzo Musetti, marking a difficult start under his new status.
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Alexander Zverev became world number 1 after a season marked by titles at Roland Garros and the US Open. He recently suffered eliminations in the semi-finals in Shanghai and Vienna.
The new ATP number one did not live up to his new status and missed his first official outing as boss of world tennis. Largely dominated by Lorenzo Musetti (7-6 (7/5), 6-2), the German came through. He did not hide at the press conference when explaining his day without: “To put it simply, he played very well, I played very badly. It wasn't a good match for me, probably one of the worst in two months. Things being what they are, the court was very fast, but that's how it should be in the indoor season. I played badly. There is no excuse. »
After a tight first round between the two men, the German completely gave up in the second set against a good-natured Italian who will face Luca Van Assche in the round of 16.
After declaring himself physically exhausted with two recent eliminations in the semi-finals at the Masters 1000 in Shanghai and Vienna, the new world number one is clearly suffering the blow physically. But fatigue doesn't explain everything. Questions about his legitimacy at the top of the rankings also ended up irritating him. Despite his two Grand Slam titles this season, at Roland Garros and the US Open, Zverev finds himself defending a status that he feels he has fully deserved. Many observers, however, believe that the Hamburg native is one of the weakest number ones in history... Enough to (legitimately) annoy the double Grand Slam winner this season (Roland-Garros and US Open). “I don’t know if it’s stress. I've been a little upset for a day or two. Because reaching the rank of number 1 is something that all players dream of. But I feel like I'm the only one in the history of tennis who has to explain why I'm number 1. I think I deserve to be where I am. And when we have to explain ourselves as much as I have had to do for two days, I can tell you that it’s annoying. » It must be said that the German has done nothing to dispel the questions, Luis who has only won three meetings against members of the Top 10 this year. Enough to keep the debate going...

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Alexander Zverev, world No.1, lost his first match as leader of the ATP circuit, beaten 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 by Lorenzo Musetti in the second round of the Masters 1000 in Paris. The 29-year-old German will face Luca Van Assche in the round of 16 on Thursday.

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