Carlos Alcaraz loses, and Daniil Medvedev wins at ATP Finals 2023
Wimbledon champion Alcaraz lost 6-7 (3-7) 6-3 6-4 to Germany's Zverev, who won the event in 2018 and 2021.
It is the first time the 20-year-old Spaniard has lost three matches since March 2021, when he was ranked outside the world's top 100.
In the other Red Group singles match, third seed Daniil Medvedev beat fellow Russian Andrey Rublev 6-4 6-2.
In the doubles, Briton Joe Salisbury and American partner Rajeev Ram made a winning start to their title defence with a 6-3 6-4 victory over Australian Matthew Ebden and Rohan Bopanna of India.
And Britain's Neal Skupski and Dutch partner Wesley Koolhof - playing in their final tournament together - began their campaign with a 6-3 6-4 win over Australians Jason Kubler and Rinky Hijikata.
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