# Bergs stuns Alcaraz in Shanghai as Zverev secures year-end top ranking

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-12 14:14 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/12/zizou-bergs-stuns-alcaraz-in-shanghai-as-zverev-claims-year-end-top-ranking?traffic_source=rss

> Unseeded Belgian Zizou Bergs beat Carlos Alcaraz 7-5, 7-6(4) in the Shanghai Masters round of 32, earning the biggest win of his career. The upset also confirmed Alexander Zverev as ATP year-end world number one, the first German and oldest first-time player to claim the ranking.

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