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Spanish tennis player (born 2003)
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia is a Spanish professional tennis player. He has been ranked world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 66 weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 in 2022 and 2025. Alcaraz has won 27 ATP Tour–level singles titles, including seven majors and eight ATP Masters 1000 titles. He is the ninth and youngest man in history to complete the career Grand Slam in singles.
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Belgian tennis player (born 1999)
Zizou Bergs is a Belgian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 33 achieved on 10 August 2026 and a best doubles ranking of No. 265, reached on 27 November 2023. He is the current No. 2 Belgian player in men's singles.
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Seven-times Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz suffered a shock 7-5 7-6(4) defeat by unseeded Belgian Zizou Bergs in the Shanghai Masters round of 32 on Monday, a result that also confirmed Alexander Zverev as the ATP’s year-end world number one. Fresh from defending his Japan Open title and building momentum after a…
Tommy Paul took the first set 7-6(5) in a tense tiebreak and closed out the second set 6-4 to complete the victory.
Carlos Alcaraz has made a late change to his 2026 calendar as he has added an ATP 500 tournament to his schedule with the move coming on the back of his early exit from the Shanghai Masters.