Alexander Zverev will be the new world number 1 from Monday 2 November. The German reaches the quarterfinals of the ATP 500 in Vienna by beating Tallon Griekspoor and ensures he overtakes Jannik Sinner in the next ranking. For Italian tennis it is also the day of Flavio Cobolli’s retirement due to injury in the derby with Matteo Berrettini and the elimination of Lorenzo Musetti.
The success that is worth the summit
Zverev, first seed of the Erste Bank Open, beats the Dutch Griekspoor in two sets, with a score of 6-4, 7-5. A result that allows him to reach the quarterfinals on Austrian indoor hard courts and take first place in the ATP ranking, which will be made official with Monday’s update. His next opponent will be the British Arthur Fery, who eliminated Musetti in three sets.
Cobolli stops at 5-2, Berrettini’s sporting embrace
However, the derby between Cobolli and Berrettini was interrupted in the first set. The world number 6 feels a pain in his leg while the score is 5-2 in favor of his friend and is forced to withdraw. Cobolli stopped to cry on the bench before leaving the pitch amidst applause from the crowd. Berrettini reaches him and tries to console him. The number 48 ATP thus enters the quarter-finals, where he will face the Australian Alex de Minaur, tenth in the world rankings.