Zverev celebrates number one: 'It's different from winning a tournament'
Alexander Zverev secured the ATP number one ranking by beating Tallon Griekspoor 6/4 and 7/5 in the second round at the ATP 500 in Vienna, and will pass Jannik Sinner when the list is updated on Monday. The German will be the 30th player to reach the top and faces Arthur Fery on Friday at 13h30.
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Alexander Zverev garantiu o topo do ranking da ATP com a vitória desta quinta-feira, por 6/4 e 7/5 sobre o holandês Tallon Griekspoor, na segunda rodada do ATP 500 de Viena.
Ao avançar às quartas de final, o alemão assegurou que vai ultrapassar Jannik Sinner na lista da próxima segunda-feira.
"É muito especial. Ter a sensação de estar no topo do mundo é incrível. É diferente de ganhar um torneio ou um título, mas é uma sensação única saber que o número 1 estará ao lado do seu nome quando o novo ranking for divulgado", comemorou ele, que será o 30º tenista a chegar ao topo da ATP.
Depois da partida, Zverev explicou ao público da quadra central o motivo da celebração, dividiu a conquista com a equipe e recebeu homenagem na cerimônia, com a presença do austríaco Thomas Muster, que liderou o ranking por seis semanas em 1996, e do brasileiro Marcelo Melo.
Campeão em Viena em 2021 e finalista no ano passado, o alemão disse que a arena austríaca está entre as suas favoritas e que sempre sente apoio total do público.
Nesta sexta-feira, o alemão joga às 13h30 em busca da vaga na semi contra Arthur Fery, britânico que é o número 35 do mundo. O alemão venceu o único duelo anterior entre os dois, na semifinal de Wimbledon; quem avançar pode pegar Matteo Berrettini ou Alex de Minaur, que jogam depois, às 16h.
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