In the Paris Masters final match, third seed Alexander Zverev defeated home favorite Ugo Humbert 6-2, 6-2. With this win, he reclaimed his spot as number two in the global rankings.
Zverev said: “That was a performance to match the occasion… It was pretty good I have to say. I knew I had to play like this to win. Ugo is an incredible player. Plus him playing in Paris, I think he played even better than he usually does.”
He added: “I want to thank my team. The work we’ve done over the past two and a half years to be back in this position, everyone had to sacrifice so much. To be able to play on these beautiful courts again.”
With several mistakes from Humbert, the Roland Garros runner-up took the first set. Zverev then showed exceptional play in the second set.
“To win the title here in Paris means the world to me but I’m sure it also means the world to everybody sitting in my box. They’ve done so much to help me lift this title,” Zverev said.
In a social media post, the athlete stated: “Paris, our love story finally has a happy ending ❤️🔥🏆”
Zverev joined Boris Becker as the only German champion in the history of the competition with his seventh ATP Masters 1000.
With 66 wins, Zverev has the most match wins this ATP Tour season, just one ahead of world number one Jannik Sinner.
Source: CNA