Novak Djokovic (1) who defeated Denis Shapovalov 6-3 6-4
Final:
Alexander Zverev (4) (Germany) v Daniil Medvedev (3) (Russia)
Zverev led Medvedev 5-1 in career meetings prior to this final, and was on a winning streak of 11 matches which included two successive titles in Cologne. Medvedev had come to Paris with wins in just three of his past eight matches, but struck form at the right time.
Neither player created a break point in the first eleven games of set one, with only one deuce.
Serving to stay in the set, Medvedev failed to cope with the German attack, and backhand mistakes saw him fall behind 0-40. He staved off two set points, but a forehand error cost the Russian, and Zverev led 7-5.
4-4 in set two, but while Medvedev surrendered just four of twenty points on serve to reach there, Zverev struggled through a fifteen minute, 22 point game to hold at 2-1, after leading 40-15. He visited deuce eight times and needed to save four break points.
Medvedev wasn’t as lenient in the ninth game, breaking with the first chance, and he served out the set to love, levelling at 5-7 6-4.
In the decider, Medvedev broke to love in the opening game. Zverev had chances to level, but all four break points were saved. Momentum was completely with the third seed now, and he was assisted by a range of unforced errors off the German racquet.
A second service break gave Medvedev a 4-0 advantage, and Zverev’s hopes were dashed.
Serving at 1-5, Zverev was broken once more, and Daniil Medvedev became the fourth Russian to claim the Paris Masters title, winning 5-7 6-4 6-1.
Medvedev moves ahead of Federer to #4 in the world rankings, equalling his career high.
