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Zverev ensures ascent to number one ranking with Vienna victory
Alexander Zverev ensured he would overtake Jannik Sinner in the rankings and become world number one for the first time next week with a 6-4 7-5 victory over Tallon Griekspoor in the last 16 of the Vienna Open on Thursday. The 29-year-old, who has enjoyed a stellar season capped by titles at the French and US Opens, will become Germany’s second men’s number one after Boris Becker in 1991 when the new rankings are published on Monday. Zverev’s victory, which was sealed with an ace, was followed by a ceremony on court when he was joined by his team and Thomas Muster, the only Austrian to ha...
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