The victory took Zverev to the No. Together with the Italian and Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, Germany’s Zverev completes the top three in men’s tennis at the moment. Because the likes of Sinner and Alcaraz have had injury troubles, however, when asked if he is the best player in the world at the moment, Zverev gave a great example of his mindset, suggesting that his title was possible only.
Germany’s Alexander Zverev lifted his Grand Slam title of the year, winning the 2026 US Open title after beating Ben Shelton in the men’s singles final on Sunday. 2 spot in the ATP rankings, one slot behind the leader Jannik Sinner.
US Open 2026 champion Alexander Zverev gave an insightful response when asked if he is the best player in the world at the moment.
During the press conference after the US Open final, Zverev was by a reporter if he is the best player in the world right now. “I don’t know how to answer that. You have to take everything into consideration. Both of them healthy and both at the top of their game, maybe not. But if we say right right now with Jannik being injured and Carlos coming back from injury, maybe. I was losing to Jannik all the time. If everyone is healthy, I think Jannik is still ahead. It’s as simple as that,” Zverev answered. Zverev also praised Shelton after the final.
The 29-year-old admitted that it’s tough to answer the question before suggesting that if both Alcaraz and Sinner are healthy and at the top of their game, he wouldn’t be the top men’s player in the world. With Jannik Sinner being injured and Carlos Alcaraz coming back from injury after 4 months… right now, this moment, probably yes. 4 or 5 months ago when both of them were healthy, I wasn’t.
He said: “Ben, you’re an incredible player, an incredible person. This was your first Grand Slam final, but I already told you that you’re going to be back here many, many more times.”
