“I Have No Words”: Alexander Zverev Makes Heartfelt Confession After Claiming Year-End No. 1

It may have taken him 13 years, but Alexander Zverev has finally reached the pinnacle of tennis. He dethroned Jannik Sinner and sealed the No. 1 spot in the rankings with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Tallon Griekspoor in the Round of 16 at the Vienna Open. Having chased the feat for a very long time, Zverev fell short of words when trying to describe what the achievement meant to him. “Yeah, we had to wait, but sometimes you have to wait for the best things in life,” he said during his on-court interview .