Zverev knocked out by world No 24 in first official match as world No 1
Alexander Zverev lost in the first round of the Paris Masters in his first official match as world No 1. Italy's Lorenzo Musetti, ranked 24th, won in straight sets after the German led 5/2 in the tiebreak.
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Nesta quarta-feira, Alexander Zverev disputou sua primeira partida oficial como número um do mundo, já com o ranking atualizado, e caiu logo na primeira rodada do Masters 1000 de Paris. O alemão perdeu em sets diretos para o italiano Lorenzo Musetti, 24º do mundo, por 2 sets a 0 (7/6 e 6/2).
O revés veio depois de outra eliminação, em Viena, no fim de outubro: na semifinal, Zverev foi superado pelo australiano Alex de Minaur (9º).
Contra Musetti, a partida durou 1h42min. O alemão teve a chance de levar o primeiro set quando abriu 5/2 no tie-break, mas viu o adversário subir o nível, emendar cinco pontos seguidos e virar. O italiano voltou ainda melhor para a segunda parcial e teve mais facilidade para fechar.
“É impressionante o nível que consegui jogar contra o Sascha, que estava sacando muito bem, principalmente no primeiro set. Foi muito equilibrado. Poderia ter ido para qualquer lado. A chave era me manter na vantagem de 5/2. Joguei cinco ótimos pontos seguidos”, disse Musetti na entrevista de quadra.
Musetti já tinha vencido um número um no Masters de Monte Carlo, em 2023, ao bater Novak Djokovic. Nas oitavas de final em Paris, encara o francês Luca Van Assche (47º), na quinta-feira, em horário ainda a definir.
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