Alexander Zverev ends year with No 1 ranking after Carlos Alcaraz loss at Shanghai Masters

Seven-time grand slam champion Carlos Alcaraz ⁠suffered a shock ⁠7-5, 7-6 defeat by ⁠unseeded Belgian Zizou Bergs in the Shanghai Masters round of 32 on Monday, a result that also confirmed Alexander Zverev as the ATP’s year-end world No 1. Fresh from defending his Japan Open title with a victory over Czech Jiri Lehecka and building momentum after a lengthy wrist injury layoff, Alcaraz never found his rhythm in a scrappy two-hour, two-minute contest. The second-seeded Spaniard who was ⁠sidelined...