Is Alexander Zverev ‘lucky’ to be the new world No 1? The critics are sniping

Is Alexander Zverev ‘lucky’ to be crowned as the world No 1 for 2026? This is a debate that will rumble on over the next few weeks, as a year that started with Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz dominating the ATP Ranking will now end with an alternative name at the top of the lost. As Zverev served for the match against Carlos Alcaraz and blew his big moment in the Australian Open semi-finals in January, it seemed that the German was destined to continue his story as the nearly man of men’s tennis.