# Zverev becomes world number one, with Sinner injured, 100 points back

- By: Extra Time Post Newsroom
- 2026-11-02T11:36:00.000Z

## Excerpt

The German reaches the top of the ATP rankings for the first time at 29 and, according to Bluewin, will end the year there. In Vienna he lost in the semi-finals and Alcaraz took the title. Alexander Zverev is world number one in the ATP rankings dated 2 November 2026, with 9,550 points to Jannik Sinner's 9,450 and Carlos Alcaraz's 6,100, according to the rankings table on Yahoo Sports. He secured the top spot on 29 October by beating Tallon Griekspoor 6-4, 7-5 in the last 16 in Vienna, according to Cyprus Mail; Sinner ended his season in early October with a knee injury. At 29, Zverev is the second German man to reach number one after Boris Becker in 1991, and the 30th man to top the rankings since they began in 1973, according to Cyprus Mail and Bluewin.

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