“I deserve to be where I am”: fed-up No. 1 Zverev tackles doubters and Boris Becker

Alexander Zverev lost 7-6 (5), 6-2 to Lorenzo Musetti in his first match as World No. 1 at the Paris Masters, then said he was fed up with having to justify his ranking and hit back at Boris Becker. “I think I deserve to be where I am,” said the German, who won Roland-Garros and the US Open this year.

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