Big surprise in Shanghai. Carlos Alcaraz says goodbye to the tournament

Carlos Alcaraz, currently the third best tennis player in the world, lost to Zizou Bergs 5:7, 6:7 (4-7) in the 3rd round of the prestigious ATP Masters 1000 tournament. The Belgian, ranked 39th in the ATP ranking, defeated a top-ranked player for the first time in his career. For Alcaraz, it's a painful end to an impressive 11-fight winning streak since returning from injury.

This is only the second meeting of these players. Last year in Tokyo, Alcaraz was better, who later won the title and defended it this season. This time, however, Bergs came out on top and achieved the greatest success in his career so far.

Changes at the top of the world ranking

Sunday brought another sensation - American Ben Shelton also said goodbye to the tournament. This means that a new name will soon appear at the top of the world ranking. German Alexander Zverev will become the ATP leader for the first time in his career.

Currently, the winner of the French Open and US Open is in second place, but will overtake Jannik Sinner. Due to a knee injury, the Italian will not play for the rest of the season and will lose valuable ranking points.

According to the analysis of the DPA agency, Zverev will officially take the lead in the ranking on November 2 at the earliest and at the end of the season at the latest.

Hurkacz in the quarterfinal game

Hubert Hurkacz is doing great in the shadow of great sensations. The Pole advanced to the 4th round (1/8 finals) of the tournament in Shanghai. On Tuesday, early afternoon Polish time, he will fight for a place in the quarterfinals against Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.