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Zverev set to become world No. 1 and join rare junior-senior list
Alexander Zverev is set to become the men's world No.
1, though the timing depends on his results in Vienna.
He needs to win two matches there to reach the quarter-finals.
The German will be the 30th man in the Open Era to top the senior rankings.
He will also be just the sixth man to have ranked No.
1 in both junior and senior tennis.
Roger Federer, Ivan Lendl, Stefan Edberg, Marcelo Rios and Andy Roddick are the other five.
The milestone links Zverev's early success in junior tennis with his rise among the professionals.
He is guaranteed to finish the year as world No.
1, following Carlos Alcaraz's loss in Shanghai, according to the account.
Alexander Zverev is set to become world No. 1, according to Tennis Head.
The article says he needs two wins at the Vienna tournament to reach the quarter-finals and claim the top ranking.
He would become the sixth man to have been ranked world No. 1 in both the junior and senior categories.
The five others named are Roger Federer, Stefan Edberg, Ivan Lendl, Marcelo Rios and Andy Roddick.
The article says Zverev is guaranteed to finish the year as world No. 1 after Carlos Alcaraz lost in Shanghai.
- Who
- Alexander Zverev.
- What
- He is set to become world No. 1 and join a select group of players who topped both junior and senior rankings.
- When
- The article says he could claim the ranking at Vienna; no date is stated.
- Where
- Vienna, where he needs two wins to reach the quarter-finals.
- Why
- The article says Carlos Alcaraz’s loss in Shanghai guaranteed Zverev the year-end No. 1 ranking.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The article says Zverev was guaranteed to finish the year as world No. 1.
Zverev needs two wins to reach the quarter-finals and claim the top ranking.
- Tournament
- Vienna
- Wins needed
- Two
- Junior and senior No. 1 list
- Six men, including Zverev
- Other players named
- Roger Federer, Stefan Edberg, Ivan Lendl, Marcelo Rios and Andy Roddick
- Year-end ranking
- The article says Zverev is guaranteed to finish No. 1