Zverev, Djokovic, Medvedev and Tiafoe all fall at the Paris Masters, while Alcaraz sets up a Berrettini clash and Arthur Fils books his ATP Finals debut.
ALEXANDER ZVEREV said he was “annoyed” at having to justify being world number one as he lost his opening match at the Paris Masters, while 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic also fell on a Wednesday full of upsets.
Carlos Alcaraz avoided a similar fate, however, as the seven-time major winner beat Alex Michelsen 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 to get his campaign off to a safe start.
Long seen as tennis’ nearly-man, 29-year-old Zverev broke his major duck this year by winning the French and US Opens, which propelled him to the top of the ATP rankings for the first time in his career this month.
