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Alexander Zverev rises to No. 4 in ATP World Tour rankings

By Maxwell Ogden

NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 28: Alexander Zverev Jr. of Germany reacts against Darian King of Barbados during their first round Men's Singles match on Day One of the 2017 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 28, 2017 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 28: Alexander Zverev Jr. of Germany reacts against Darian King of Barbados during their first round Men's Singles match on Day One of the 2017 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 28, 2017 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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20-year-old phenom Alexander Zverev continues his breakout season with a rise to No. 4 in the ATP World Tour rankings. It’s his first Top 5 ranking.

The 2017 ATP season has provided German phenom Alexander Zverev with a platform to enter the ranks of the elite. At 20  years of age, Zverev has already flirted with that status during what can only be referred to as a breakout campaign.

That ascension reached its most significant level yet when it was revealed that Zverev has become one of the Top 5 players in the world.

Zverev’s almost unprecedented rise to the Top 5 took a powerful turn during the summer of 2017. He won back-to-back events leading up to the US Open, including a Masters 1000 tournament that he won by defeating one of the all-time greats.

As a result of his outstanding summer, Zverev has made the jump to a career-best ranking of No. 4 on the ATP World Tour.

At 20 years of age, Zverev is already looking the part of a future world No. 1 and, potentially, a Grand Slam champion.

Zverev reached the Round of 16 at Wimbledon, and quickly followed by winning the Citi Open. During that run, he defeated Top 10 mainstay Kei Nishikori and 2017 US Open finalist Kevin Anderson, who’s now ranked No. 15 in the world.

Zverev then defeated Richard Gasquet, Nick Kyrgios, Anderson, Denis Shapovalov, and Roger Federer en route to the 2017 Rogers Cup title.

It was perhaps the biggest win of Zverev’s professional tennis career, as it gave him a Masters 1000 title at the height of his ascension.

Zverev still has a mountain to climb at Grand Slam events, where he’s yet to reach the quarterfinals. At just 20 years old, however, he’s already one of the most decorated and respected players in the world.

With a 47-15 record overall and five ATP World Tour titles in 2017 alone, including the Masters 1000 crowns in Canada and Rome, Zverev has justified the hype.

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The question is: How far can Alexander Zverev travel up the ATP World Tour rankings?

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