Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz rallied in the second set to beat American Ben Shelton 7-6 (7-5), 7-5 on Sunday for his maiden Paris Masters 1000 crown.

Published 9 Nov 2026, 10:19 GMT

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Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz defeated American world number four Ben Shelton 7-6 (7-5), 7-5 on Sunday, November 8, to win his first Paris Masters 1000 title.

The victory came 60 days after Shelton eliminated the 23-year-old in a five-set US Open quarter-final in September, which had been Alcaraz's first tournament back from a four-month wrist injury lay-off.

Alcaraz saved all six break points he faced in the opening set in Paris before taking four of the last five points from 4-3 down in the tie-break. Shelton broke in the third game of the second set and served for the set at 5-3, but the Spaniard won five of the final six games to seal the match on his second match point.

Two days earlier, Alcaraz had saved two match points against Taylor Fritz in the quarter-finals, making Paris the fourth title of his career won after facing match point. Since losing at the US Open, he has won 16 of 17 matches and three trophies, including Vienna.

"It's something I've been chasing for a long time. I had some of the toughest losses of my career here," Alcaraz said after claiming his ninth ATP Masters 1000 crown. "Today was one of the toughest challenges we have in tennis right now, facing Ben."

Having won seven of the nine Masters 1000 events, Alcaraz now needs only Canada and Shanghai to match Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner in winning all nine. The seven-time major winner, who won the Australian Open in February to complete the career Grand Slam, heads next to the ATP Finals in Turin on a nine-match winning streak.

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Carlos Alcaraz beats Ben Shelton to win first Paris Masters title

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