Zverev's chances of reaching number one in the tennis world rankings increase due to Sinner's cancellation
Jannik Sinner is skipping the Masters tournament in Shanghai. Alexander Zverev's chances of reaching the top of the world rankings are growing.
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Alexander Zverev's prospects of topping the world tennis rankings are improving as leader Jannik Sinner skips the Masters in Shanghai due to knee problems.
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Alexander Zverev significantly reduced his gap in the world rankings and has a chance of becoming number one.
Alexander Zverev's chances of soon becoming number 1 in the world tennis rankings continue to increase. The currently leading Italian Jannik Sinner has now announced that he will not be taking part in the Masters tournament in Shanghai from October 7th to 18th.
“I always really enjoyed playing in front of the fans in Shanghai and I’m really sorry that I can’t be there next week,” Sinner wrote on Instagram. The 25-year-old is also missing in Beijing, where Zverev is in the round of 16. He has to take a break due to knee problems.
Boris Becker is the only one so far
Zverev would be only the second German after Boris Becker on the tennis throne among men. Becker was number one in the world for a total of twelve weeks. For the three-time Wimbledon winner, it is only “a matter of time before Zverev becomes number one,” as he noted on “sporteurope.tv” during the US Open.
Zverev recently celebrated his second Grand Slam victory with his triumph at the US Open. He is currently only 1,330 points short of the world rankings. At the beginning of February after the Australian Open, Zverev was still over 9,000 points behind the then leader Carlos Alcaraz and almost 5,700 behind second-placed Sinner.
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Open Questions
- When will Jannik Sinner return to the tennis court?
- How will Alexander Zverev perform in the upcoming tournaments?