- Carlos Alcaraz suffered a shock third-round defeat to world No 39 Zizou Bergs at the Shanghai Masters, losing 7-5 7-6 (4).
- The Spaniard's loss guarantees that Alexander Zverev will finish 2026 as the men's year-end world No 1 for the first time in his career.
- Zverev becomes the first German player to finish the year at top of the men's rankings and the oldest man to achieve the feat for the first time.
- The landmark ranking caps off a successful season for Zverev, following his grand slam victories at the French Open and US Open.
- Belgian star Bergs celebrated the biggest win of his career, while Stefanos Tsitsipas also progressed after coming from behind to beat Taylor Fritz.
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