Becker–Zverev dispute over world number one

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1. 2 NovBackground

   Zverev becomes world number one, first German man since Becker

   On 2 November 2026 Alexander Zverev took the ATP world number one spot, the first German man to hold it since Boris Becker.

2. 5 NovBackground

   Zverev hits back at Becker after early Paris Masters exit as world No. 1

   After losing his first match as world number one at the Paris Masters, Alexander Zverev dismissed Boris Becker's criticism as nonsense.

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   7 Nov

   Becker praises Zverev as a deserved world number one despite their feud

   Boris Becker and Alexander Zverev are trading public barbs, yet Becker now says Zverev is a deserved world number one and the best thing for German tennis.