Zverev surpasses Alcaraz and becomes number two in the ATP ranking

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The victory of Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals of Wimbledon 2026 against Arthur Fery has meant many positive things for the German. The most important one, reaching his first final in Wimbledon and the opportunity to achieve his second Grand Slam in less than a month. However, for this to happen, he will have to beat the winner of the second semi-final between Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic in the big final, which is a quite challenging task.

Here is the distance between Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz in the ATP ranking

Nevertheless, whatever the outcome on the final next Sunday, whether he wins the title or not, next Monday Zverev will appear as the second-ranked player in the ATP ranking. Losing in the first round last year has resulted in him earning 1,290 points this year for making it to the final round of the Parisian Grand Slam, combined with the 1,300 points that Carlos Alcaraz loses for not being able to defend the final, making the German surpass him by 300 points. This difference could increase to 1,020 points if he becomes the champion of the third Grand Slam of the year.

#ÚLTIMAHORA | 🎾 Zverev ends the British dream, reaches the final, and surpasses Alcaraz in the ranking.#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/DEFa7oBtxx

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While Carlos Alcaraz's return seems to be set in the Masters 1000 in Cincinnati, the distance between both players could increase if we consider that the Spanish player defends 3,000 points (1,000 from his title in Cincinnati and 2,000 from his second US Open) on the North American hard court tour, whereas Alexander Zverev only needs to defend 900 points.

Therefore, not only could the distance between them grow further, but the German could start, assuming he wins the Wimbledon title, looking towards the top of the ATP ranking held by Jannik Sinner, who also has to defend a significant amount of points in the latter half of the year.

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